Jerk chicken is a fun recipe to try to cook! It seems like a lot of ingredients to add, but typically they’re all sitting in your pantry already.
Adding “this and that”, you’re going to look like a real pro in the kitchen! LOL…and the flavor will surprise you! Try it!
Type: Chicken Recipe
Serve With: Rice and peas
Prep Time: 15 min + overnight marinating time
Yield: Enough to marinate 3.5 lbs chicken and to reserve for dipping sauce
Ingredients:
- 3 – 3 1/2 lbs chicken – I use chicken quarters
- 2 Scotch Bonnet peppers – I only use 2 because I must make it less spicy for some of my family – feel free to add up to 6 peppers – * Tip: use rubber gloves to handle these peppers because they can burn your skin; remove seeds and veins of peppers; You may use jalapeños if you cannot find Scotch Bonnets.
- 2 large onions – roughly chopped
- 8 cloves garlic – roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 cup vinegar – I used either or a mix of white, apple cider or pineapple vinegars.
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup soya sauce
- 1 lime – juiced
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme
- 2 tbsp ground allspice
- 2 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tbsp freshly grated ginger
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp sea salt
- 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions:
- Roughly chop onions, garlic & peppers and add to blender.
- Add remaining ingredients except the chicken and blend until very smooth.
- In a large resealable plastic bag or large tupperware container, place water rinsed chicken inside and cover with jerk marinade, reserving about 1 1/2 cups for dipping sauce while eating.
- Place in refrigerator overnight.
- Grill the chicken quarters slowly basting & turning frequently until juices run clear at joint between thigh and drum. Otherwise, bake in the oven at 375 degrees for approximately 1 hr, turning the quarters halfway through or until juices run clear at joint between thigh and drum.
- Serve whole or cut into pieces and serve with a side of “rice and peas” and enjoy with a small bowl of the jerk marinade not used in the bag with the chicken to dip with dinner.
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I hope you enjoyed this Jamaican Recipe on Cooking with Kimberly! Until next time…
Eat Deliciously,
Kimberly Edwards 🙂
P.S. Learn how to cook Jamaican Food the easy way with this interesting & easy to use cookbook:
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September 11, 2013
Hello, you have a fantastic blog!
Thank you for sharing such interesting information with us all! Keep up this nice work! Thanks!
September 11, 2013
Thank you very much, contact! I’m so glad you enjoy the site & the information is interesting to you.
Makes me smile,
Kimberly 🙂