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Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Chicken marinated in a fiery paste of scallion, chile, ginger, thyme and warm spices, then grilled until the skin is crisp and sticky. It is lovely with rice and peas or a cooling mango salsa.

  • YieldServes 4 (8 pieces)
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total3 h 3 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Jerk paste

  • 4scallions, chopped
  • 1 clovegarlic, chopped
  • 1 piecefresh ginger, 2 cm piece, finely chopped
  • 1red chile, seeded and finely chopped, or more to taste
  • 60 mlsunflower oil
  • 2 tbspsoy sauce
  • 1 tbspapple cider vinegar
  • ½lime, zest and juice
  • ½ tspdried thyme
  • ½ tspground allspice
  • ¼ tspground nutmeg
  • ¼ tspground cinnamon
  • 1 tbspdark brown sugar
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper

Chicken

  • 8 piecesbone-in, skin-on chicken pieces, drumsticks and thighs

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Wheat
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Ginger
  • Thyme
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • Nutmeg
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Grill
  • Food processor

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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