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Ingredients
Jerk Marinade:
- 2 teaspoons allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 onion
- 8 cloves garlic or 1 whole head
- 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, sliced
- 3 scallions, sliced
- 3 limes, juiced
- Splash low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked
- 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, halved, plus more to taste
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 whole free-range chicken (about 5 pounds), cut into 10 pieces
- Limes, for garnish
- Parsley, for garnish
- Smoking chips, soaked in water for 15 minutes
Directions
Begin by making the jerk marinade. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a blender and process until you have a smooth puree.
Add chicken pieces into a large resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade. Put the bag into a baking dish and let marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
Preheat grill to high.
Prepare a table-top smoker or take a roasting tray, line it with foil and add some soaked wood chips to the bottom. Place a wire rack over the top, upside down, and lay chicken pieces over the chips on the rack. Cover with foil and grill over high heat. Smoke for 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
Transfer the chicken pieces to a baking sheet and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil. Bake in the oven "low and slow" until chicken is tender, about 1 hour. Remove the chicken from the baking sheet to a serving platter and garnish with limes and parsley before serving.
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By iheartspice
Minneapolis, MN
on January 03, 2012
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Too much work, too little flavor. I've made jerk chicken before with much better success. I think the marinade was too runny. Maybe you need a paste-like consistency to ensure the flavor penetrates?? I roasted the chicken instead of smoking. Smoking can add a fantastic flavor all on it's own. I wanted to taste the the true jerk seasoning but it never happened. Anyway, I'm still on the hunt for a great jerk chicken recipe.
By JerkMaster
on September 21, 2011
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This is a great recipe. But, the essential ingredient for truly Authentic Jerk Chicken is cooking over PIMENTO WOOD. Pimento wood is wood from the Jamaican Allspice tree and gives Jerk it's unique flavor.
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By Christinac631
central islip, NY
on September 03, 2011
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Chicken was very good. It tasted more like a Caribbean chicken dish as opposed to authentic jerk chicken dish, however, the dish is worth making. Tyler is the man!
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