Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Name: Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Prep time: 12 h 50 min
Cook time: 12 h 50 min
Total time: 12 h 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Central American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 7 to 8 whole allspice; 1 sprig fresh thyme, leaves coarsely chopped; 1 bundle green onions, cut into 1-inch sections; 1 to 2 Scotch Bonnet peppers, quartered; 3 Tbsps seasoning salt, such as Lawrys; 1 whole chicken, cleaned and quartered

Jamaican Jerk Chicken is It works best as a main course, and is done in approximately 12 hours and 50 minutes. Broiled Jerk Salmon with Homemade Jamaican Jerk Seasoning, Jamaican Jerk Chicken, and Jamaican Jerk Chicken are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Smash the allspice as fine as possible using a mortar and pestle. Put in a food processor and add the seasoning salt, peppers, green onions, thyme and 1/2 cup water. Blend to the consistency of lumpy oatmeal and pour into a bowl.

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Seasoned Salt

Green Onions

Allspice

Oatmeal

Peppers

Thyme

Water

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Mortar And Pestle

Food Processor

Bowl

Rub the chicken with the jerk seasoning and stuff the jerk seasoning between the skin and the meat.

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Jerk Seasoning

Meat

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place the chicken pieces into a storage pan and let marinade overnight (at least 12 hours).

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Chicken Pieces

Marinade

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Frying Pan

Remove the excess seasoning from the chicken.

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Seasoning

Whole Chicken

Heat the grill to high heat (about 350 degrees F) and then place the chicken meat-side down first as to not let the chicken burn too quickly. Flip the chicken every 5 to 7 minutes until the skin has a nice brown color with grill marks, and then every 7 to 10 minutes on lower heat until cooked, around 40 minutes total or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F.

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Chicken Meat

Whole Chicken

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Grill

Chop each quarter into 4 to 5 pieces to get the real Jamaican jerk experience.

Equipment

Ingredients

Servings:

to 8 whole allspice 1sprig

fresh thyme, leaves coarsely chopped 1

bundle green onions, cut into 1-inch sections 1

to 2 Scotch Bonnet peppers, quartered 3Tbsps

seasoning salt, such as Lawry's 1

whole chicken, cleaned and quartered

Recommended wine: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris

Jerk Chicken works really well with Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris. You'll want to opt for wines with a bit of sweetness when dealing with spicy Caribbean dishes. Serve these wines chilled so they're even more refreshing. You could try Clean Slate Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 13 dollars per bottle.

Clean Slate Riesling

Refreshing taste profile with peach aromas, lime notes, livelyacidity and a hint of mineral and spice.Pairs beautifully with Asian dishes, spicy foods, sushi, fish, poultryand pork.