Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Name: Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 6 h 40 min
Cuisine: American, Latin American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 4 chicken legs; 1 small onion, chopped; 4 cloves garlic; 1 - 2" piece of ginger; juice of 1 lemon; 4 green onions; 1-2 scotch bonnet peppers, halved and seeds removed; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 2 tsps dry thyme; 1 tbsp allspice; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 tsps salt; 2 tsps cinnamon; 1 tsp nutmeg; 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder

6 steps

Prep:6hCook:40min

This classic recipe seriously brings the heat, but if you're "chicken" replace the scotch bonnet peppers with jalapeños. The perfect blend of seasonings, especially the Jamaican allspice, still give the chicken huge flavour!

Updated at: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:38:14 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories628 kcal (31%)

Total Fat48.3 g (69%)

Carbs12.9 g (5%)

Sugars5.2 g (6%)

Protein35.8 g (72%)

Sodium1970.3 mg (99%)

Fiber2.7 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 "ginger

1scotch bonnet peppers

halved and seeds removed

1 Tbspbrown sugar

¼ cupvegetable oil

2 tspsdry thyme

1 Tbspallspice

½ tspblack pepper

2 tspssalt

2 tspscinnamon

1 tspnutmeg

1 Tbspchicken bouillon powder

Instructions

Step 1

First, pat the chicken dry.

Step 2

Then add everything else to a food processor and whirl until smooth. Reserve about 1/2 the marinade to a container in the fridge. Now, using gloved hands because of the scotch bonnet, rub the rest of the marinade into the chicken legs. Place them in a plastic zip bag and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.

Step 3

When ready to cook bring them to room temperature.

Step 4

You can either oven bake or BBQ these legs.

Step 5

If using the oven, bake at 400F for 40 minutes, flipping once. For the barbecue, set the grill to 400°F and flip halfway just like in the oven. For either method baste with reserved marinade a few times and the finished internal temperature should read 165°F. Also, you can bake it in the oven ahead of time then give it a quick grill on the BBQ to heat through and serve.

Step 6