Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, grilled jerk chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Grilled Jerk Chicken By Jennifer Segal, inspired by Food & Wine This Jerk chicken is a breeze to make and has distinct Caribbean flavor without being too spicy for less adventurous eaters. In a small bowl, combine the first eight ingredients; rub over chicken pieces. Jerk seasoning — here a spicy blend of garlic, onion, chiles, thyme, allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon, though recipes vary — originated in Jamaica and is traditionally used on pork and chicken.
Grilled Jerk Chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Grilled Jerk Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook grilled jerk chicken using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Grilled Jerk Chicken:
- Prepare 4-6 each chicken, breast or thighs 6 oz. each (delicious with pork :)
- Take salt -to lightly season the chicken before it is marinaded
- Take 2-3 ounces lime juice-fresh is best- 2-3 limes
- Prepare 3 ounces oil
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon ginger,powdered or 1 tablespoon fresh peeled and chopped
- Make ready 3 cloves garlic-chopped
- Take 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- Take 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- Take 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
- Take 1 each scotch bonnet or habanero chilies wear gloves and take out the seeds for less heat
- Get 2 tablespoons cilantro -no stems
Begin by patting the chicken dry, using a paper. Pour lime juice over the chicken and coat well. This is one of my nephew's favorite grilled recipes. This well rounded flavor of sweet, hot, herbal and spicy chicken can be served with rice, beans or pasta.
Steps to make Grilled Jerk Chicken:
- Season the chicken lightly with salt
- Mix the entire jerk marinade ingredients in the blender or food processor and puree for 1 minute.
- Place the chicken and jerk marinade in a 1 gallon zip-lock bag and let sit for at least 1 hour more time adds more flavor. (This can marinate overnight)
- Remove the chicken from the marinade an save the leftover marinade…you can brush the chicken with it just before you are done grilling.
- On a moderate heated grill Cook until the the chicken has an internal temperature of 165 -170 degrees F.. Use the left over marinade and brush over the chicken 3 minutes before it is finished.
- Cooking Notes -We also did this in a 350 degree oven and had very good results. Charcoal grill is my favorite !!!
Or just make a chicken sandwich out of it! I also add garlic and a kiwi to the marinade. Jamaican Jerk Chicken - a well-seasoned grilled chicken with a Jamaican jerk marinade that has the perfect balance of heat, sweet and savory. You'll want to make this all year round! And I'm in the mood for Jerk.
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