Jerk Chicken, Authentic

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:45min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:36:10 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

1chicken

3lb of chicken breasts may be used if preferred

6scotch bonnet peppers

sliced, jalapenos may be used if scotch bonnet peppers are unavailable

3onions

medium, finely chopped

2 Tbspthyme

2 Tbspground allspice

8 clovesgarlic

finely chopped

2 Tbspsugar

2 Tbspsalt

2 tspground black pepper

1 ½ tspginger

1 ½ tspnutmeg

1.5 Tspground cinnamon

the following

½ cupolive oil

½ cupsoy sauce

1juice of lime

1 cuporange juice

1 cupwhite vinegar

Instructions

Step 1

Chop the onions, garlic and peppers. These do not need to be chopped too fine as they will be liquidised by the blender.

Step 2

Making the marinade Blend all of the ingredients (excluding the chicken) in a blender to make the jerk sauce.

Step 3

Cutting the raw chicken Cut the chicken up in to 4 pieces.

Step 4

Preparing the meat Rub the sauce in to the meat, saving some for basting and dipping later.

Step 5

Leave the chicken in the fridge to marinade overnight.

Step 6

Cooking the chicken Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, turn the meat then bake for a further 30 minutes. Grill the meat slowly until cooked, turning regularly. Baste with some of the remaining marinade whilst cooking. For best results, cook over a charcoal barbeque (ideally over a rack of pimento wood).