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By Tanya Thomas

Jerk chicken

Name: Jerk chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American, Latin American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 4 spring onions, chopped; 2 Scotch bonnet chillies,; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; ½ tsp cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; 1 tsp ground allspice; 2 tsp dark brown sugar; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 3 cm fresh ginger root, grated; 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce; Grated zest and juice 1 lime; Juice of 1 orange; 1 tbsp red or white wine vinegar; 4 chicken drumsticks and 4; chicken thighs (1kg), excess skin removed

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:40min

A classic Jamaican dish, popular across the Caribbean. Jerk refers to the spicy seasoning the chicken is marinated in. Can be cooked in the oven or on the barbecue. This recipe is available from the free NHS cookbook "Culturally Sensitive Cookbook for women and birthing people with Gestational Diabetes".

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:05:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories802.2 kcal (40%)

Total Fat53.5 g (76%)

Carbs12.1 g (5%)

Sugars5.4 g (6%)

Protein65.5 g (131%)

Sodium456.7 mg (23%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4spring onions

chopped

2Scotch bonnet chillies

1 tspfreshly ground black pepper

½ tspcinnamon

½ tspground nutmeg

1 tspground allspice

2 tspdark brown sugar

2cloves garlic

crushed

3 cmfresh ginger root

grated

1 Tbspfresh thyme leaves

1 tspdried thyme

1 Tbspreduced-salt soy sauce

1lime

grated zest and juice

1juice of orange

1 Tbspred wine vinegar

or white

4chicken drumsticks

1kgchicken thighs

excess skin removed

Instructions

Step 1

• To make the jerk seasoning, add everything except the chicken to a blender and blend to a paste. Or use a stick blender or pestle and mortar.

Step 2

• Prick the chicken with a sharp knife and add to a food bag with the jerk seasoning. Leave for at least 6 hours or overnight, if possible.

Step 3

• Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C Fan/gas 5. Spread the marinated chicken out onto a baking tray and bake for 25 minutes or until crisp and golden and starting to char on the edges (up to 40 minutes).