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Recipe courtesy of Cheryl Smith

Show: Melting Pot

Episode: The Soul Kitchen--Roadside Eats

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Total:: 3 hr
Prep:: 2 hr 20 min
Cook:: 40 min

Yield:: 4 servings

Ingredients

Toast and grind the following in a dry skillet:

1/2 of 1 nutmeg
1 cinnamon stick
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cloves, whole
6 pimento seeds (allspice)
1 teaspoon black peppercorns

In a blender or food processor puree:

1 bunch scallions, chopped
1 large onion, roughly chop
2 to 3 Scotch Bonnet peppers
10 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
10 garlic cloves
1/2 cup fresh lime juice or white vinegar
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup raw sugar
1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Score chicken and season with salt. Spoon desired amount of jerk marinade over chicken and rub into scores. Marinade refrigerated for 2 hours to overnight. Bake for 35 minutes in the oven. Remove from the oven and finish on the grill.;

Combine all of the above in a bowl and stir in the following: .

My Private Notes

Name: Jerk Chicken
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT2H20M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT3H0M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: caribbean
Ingredients: 1/2 of 1 nutmeg; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon cloves, whole; 6 pimento seeds (allspice); 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1 bunch scallions, chopped; 1 large onion, roughly chop; 2 to 3 Scotch Bonnet peppers; 10 sprigs thyme, leaves picked; 10 garlic cloves; 1/2 cup fresh lime juice or white vinegar; 1 cup soy sauce; 1/2 cup raw sugar; 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces