A TASTE OF JAMAICA: AUTHENTIC JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN - A RECIPE BY EXECUTIVE CHEF DWIGHT MORRIS
The most authentic Jamaican jerk chicken recipe you'll find without traveling to Jamaica.
Provided by Chef Dwight Morris (shared with his permission)
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place all ingredients for base in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.
- Use to marinate chicken for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight, before cooking on the barbecue.
- Grill on the barbecue until fully cooked.
- Add all ingredients listed for the Jerk sauce to a pan over low heat and allow to simmer for 30 minutes to an hour, stirring often. Add more juice or beer to thin the sauce, alternatively, simmer longer for a thicker sauce.
- Spoon this sauce over the cooked jerk chicken, serving extra for those who want a little more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 208 calories, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 20 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 3 grams fat, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 567 grams sodium, Sugar 28 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams unsaturated fat
GRILLED JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN
A zesty lime and island-spiced marinade gives this easy grilled jamaican jerk chicken tons of bold flavor and a juicy, tender center.
Provided by Tiffany
Categories Main Course
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine oil, lime juice, and next 9 ingredients in a food processor or blender and pulse until well blended. Reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate. Transfer remaining mixture into a large resealable bag. Add chicken, seal bag, and chill for 3-8 hours.
- Grease and preheat grill. Remove chicken from bag, discard the bag and remaining marinade. Grill chicken 5-6 minutes on each side.
- Brush reserved sauce over the chicken and grill 2-3 minutes longer on each side until cooked through (large chicken breasts may need some additional grilling time) Garnish with chopped cilantro if desired and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 247 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Protein 24 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 72 mg, Sodium 521 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
EASY JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN RECIPE
Steps:
- Prepare: Preheat oven to 425F with rack on lower middle position. Use paper towels to thoroughly dry chicken legs of excess moisture. Use fork to poke holes on all sides of chicken legs. Set aside.
- Mix: In a bowl, combine all remaining ingredients to form a spice rub/paste mixture. Evenly rub mixture underneath the skin of chicken legs (easiest to use clean hands to really push the mixture as far underneath skin as you can) as well as on top.
- Bake: Place chicken on large rimmed/foil-lined baking sheet, with space in between each piece. Bake about 40 minutes or until nicely browned. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 g, Calories 232 kcal, Sugar 2 g, Sodium 654 mg, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0.02 g, Carbohydrate 5 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 25 g, Cholesterol 117 mg, UnsaturatedFat 8 g
JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN
Hot, succulent Jamaican Jerk Chicken is a tropical treat. You'll love the heat and flavor of this fiery marinade.
Provided by Yardie
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Caribbean
Time 3h20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place chicken in a medium bowl. Cover with lime juice and water. Set aside.
- In a blender or food processor, place allspice, nutmeg, salt, brown sugar, thyme, ginger, black pepper and vegetable oil. Blend well, then mix in onions, green onions, garlic and habanero peppers until almost smooth.
- Pour most of the blended marinade mixture into bowl with chicken, reserving a small amount to use as a basting sauce while cooking. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat.
- Brush grill grate with oil. Cook chicken slowly on the preheated grill. Turn frequently, basting often with remaining marinade mixture. Cook to desired doneness.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.3 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 28.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 473.9 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h7m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- 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.
JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 12h50m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 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.
- Rub the chicken with the jerk seasoning and stuff the jerk seasoning between the skin and the meat. Place the chicken pieces into a storage pan and let marinade overnight (at least 12 hours).
- Remove the excess seasoning from the 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.
- Chop each quarter into 4 to 5 pieces to get the real Jamaican jerk experience.
JERK CHICKEN
Done right, jerk chicken is one of the great barbecue traditions of the world, up there with Texas brisket and Chinese char siu. It is Jamaica to the bone, aromatic and smoky, sweet but insistently hot. All of its traditional ingredients grow in the island's lush green interior: fresh ginger, thyme and scallions; Scotch bonnet peppers; and the sweet wood of the allspice tree, which burns to a fragrant smoke. "It's not a sauce, it's a procedure," Jerome Williams, a Jamaican-born Brooklyn resident, told The Times in 2008 on a Sunday in Prospect Park, where families arrive as early as 6 a.m. for lakeside grilling spots, a few of which are actually authorized by the parks department. "It has to be hot, but it cannot only be hot, or you get no joy from it." This recipe delivers that joy.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories dinner, lunch, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- At least 1 day before cooking, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Combine remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor and grind to a coarse paste. Slather all over chicken, including under skin. Refrigerate 12 to 36 hours. Bring to room temperature before cooking and lightly sprinkle with more salt and ground allspice.
- Prepare a charcoal grill: Clean and oil grates, and preheat to medium heat using one chimney of charcoal. The temperature can start as high as 300 degrees and go as low as 250. For best results, coals should be at least 12 inches away from chicken. If necessary, push coals to one side of grill to create indirect heat. Add two large handfuls of soaked pimento (allspice) wood sticks and chips (see note) or other aromatic wood chips to coals, then close grill. When thick white smoke billows from grill, place chicken on grate, skin side up, and cover. Let cook undisturbed for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Uncover grill. Chicken will be golden and mahogany in places. Chicken thighs may already be cooked through. For other cuts, turn chicken over and add more wood chips, and charcoal if needed. Cover and continue cooking, checking and turning every 10 minutes. Jerk chicken is done when skin is burnished brown and chicken juices are completely clear, with no pink near the bone. For large pieces, this can take up to an hour. Serve hot or warm, with rice and beans.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 790, UnsaturatedFat 40 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 58 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 55 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 429 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN
Make your own jerk seasoning to use as a marinade for chicken. Scotch bonnet peppers and spices bring heat and plenty of flavour
Provided by Delroy Dixon
Categories Dinner
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Whizz all the ingredients for the marinade in a blender to form a thick paste. It shouldn't be too runny, similar to the consistency of sweet chilli sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three weeks.
- Slit the chicken skin with a sharp knife, then put into a container. Pour over the jerk marinade, making sure the chicken is completely covered. You may not need all the marinade. Cover the chicken and place in the fridge for at least 4 hrs, but ideally 24 hrs.
- Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the chicken in an ovenproof dish, cover with foil and cook for 30-45 mins. Remove the foil and baste the chicken with the juices from the dish, then cook for a further 10 mins. The skin should start to crisp up. Check the meat is cooked by cutting into the deepest part of the chicken. If the juices run out red, return to the oven for 10 mins more, or until the juices run clear. Serve with rice & peas or any of your favourite side dishes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 556 calories, Fat 33 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 20 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 17 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 43 grams protein, Sodium 3 milligram of sodium
JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN HASH
Adapted from Cooking Light. Serving size: 1 cup. 368 calories, 9.8 g fat, 30.1 g carb, 2.2 g fiber, 148 mg cholesterol. I haven't tried this but it looks fabulous. Marinate time is 24 hours.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Add the first 10 ingredient to the container of an electric blender; process until smooth.
- Add green onion mixture and chicken to a large heavy-duty zip-lock plastic bag; seal and marinate in the refrigerator 24 hours; turn bag occasionally.
- Put potato cubes in a saucepan; cover with water; bring to a boil.
- Lower the heat and simmer 15 minutes or until tender; drain and cool.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add in chicken and marinade; cook chicken 5 minutes on each side or until done.
- Transfer chicken from pan and chop chicken meat.
- Add chicken, potato, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to pan; cook 5 minutes or until heated through--stir occasionally.
- Garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 318.1, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 114.5, Sodium 563.5, Carbohydrate 29.6, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 4.1, Protein 29.6
JAMAICAN JERKED CHICKEN
Spicy marinated chicken.
Provided by Cathy Anderson
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Caribbean
Time 8h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine green onion, orange juice, ginger, jalapeno, lime juice, soy sauce, garlic, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves in resealable container. Seal and shake to combine. Add chicken and coat; marinate for 8 hours.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove chicken; reserve marinade.
- Cook chicken on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, turning halfway through, 12 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 170 degrees F (77 degrees C).
- Meanwhile, bring reserved marinade to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Drizzle over cooked chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 246.7 calories, Carbohydrate 3.6 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Fat 12.2 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 29.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 324.6 mg, Sugar 1.6 g
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