Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Recipe courtesy Angela Shelf Medearis

Show: Throwdown with Bobby FlayEpisode: Jerk Chicken

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (10)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(10)

Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 12 min
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 1 hr 7 min

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Ingredients

1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 bunch cilantro, leaves chopped
4 green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 Scotch bonnet chili, serrano, or Thai bird chiles, seeded and minced
3 bay leaves
3 peppercorns
1-inch piece cinnamon, crushed
2 tablespoons ground sage
1 tablespoon ground thyme
1 tablespoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
5 pounds chicken pieces

Directions

Combine the oil and vinegar in a medium glass bowl. Stir in the orange and lime juice, molasses, soy sauce, cilantro, green onions, garlic, chili, bay leaves, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, sage, thyme, allspice, pepper, and nutmeg.

Place the chicken pieces in a large baking pan and pour the spice mixture over them, coating each piece well. Cover with plastic wrap and place the chicken in the refrigerator to marinate 12 hours or overnight, turning once.

Allow the chicken pieces to come to room temperature before grilling. Heat the grill until the coals are somewhat white with ash; the flame should be low. Place the chicken on the grill and cover with the lid. Grill for 30 to 35 minutes, turning pieces to cook evenly. Baste pieces with remaining marinade.

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recipe Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Anonymous 05-25-2008
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Not like I had in Jamacia........
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Very weak flavor! Made it just as directed and let it marinate overnight the flavors just weren't there like the Jerk Chicken... that I had in Jamacia. It tasted good but this would have to marinate for a week or so to become flavorfull.Read more
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null null, null 04-17-2008
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Not Jamaican
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I am sorry but i am a Jamaican and thats not the ingredients to our jerk chicken or how we prepare it. Thats not even how it... suppose to look.Read more
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Anonymous 04-05-2008
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jamacian jerk chicken
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

did not care for flavor
recipe Jamaican Jerk Chicken
beau allandale, FL 09-18-2007
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great after mod
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My wife will not ear hot food so I did this recipe without the hot peppers. Subsituted honey for molasses. Marinated for 24... hours. Absolutely fantastic. Slightly sweet flavor with the memory of other spices.Read more
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Christin Middlebury, VT 03-26-2007
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A Lot like "Jerk Center "
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I went to a place called Jerk Center in Jamaica about 12 years ago and have been trying to find a good Jerk recipe ever... since. This one is as close as I've found to the real thing. It seems a little thin but if you follow the directions and put it in a zip-lock bag with the meat it works out fine.Read more
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Stacy Duarte, CA 01-17-2007
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BBQ slow cooker style
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Even though we didn't blend the ingredients together, we marinated the chicken in plastic storage bags for 3 days. The... flavor was excellent and the chicken very tender.Read more