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
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
JERK CHICKEN
If you haven't tried Jamaican jerk chicken, what are you waiting for? This will end up being your go-to recipe for chicken. You no longer have to keep making more dull and boring traditional baked chicken. Add some spice to your kitchen. You can make this on the grill or for those winter months, you can make it in your oven.
Provided by https://myjamaicanrecipes.com
Categories Dinner
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Wash chicken with Lime, or you can substitute with lemon juice.
- Remove all excess fat and dry with paper towels. Try to remove as much water from the chicken as possible.
- You are now ready to prepare your Jerk Sauce (Marinade) to add to your chicken.
- If you are not up to making your own marinade you can use a store bought brand of jerk seasoning like Grace Jerk seasoning.
- Add Olive oil to a skillet under a medium flame.
- Add your garlic, and scotch bonnet pepper, and allow to saute for about 4 minutes.
- Now you can add your brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice,
- Stir mixture in skillet until it becomes pasty (approx 5 minutes)
- You can now remove contents from skillet and allow it to cool for about 20 minutes.
- Add the mixture to a food processor, add your thyme, ginger, white pepper, scallions, onion, soy sauce, and beef bouillon and blend for about 30 seconds. (Make sure your setting is set to pulse).
- You can add additional Scotch Bonnet Pepper(s) to suit your taste.
- Rub your chicken with your marinade (make sure you drench it to ensure maximum flavor).
- You can now place your chicken in the refrigerator in a ziplock bag or covered bowl for a few hours (I prefer to do it overnight).
- Place your chicken in a baking pan lined with aluminum foil. You can add a wire before placing the chicken in the baking pan so excess grease will drip down into the pan.
- Bake chicken for approximately 20 minutes until it is crisp and brown.
- You can then flip your chicken parts in your baking pan to do the other side. and let it bake an additional 20 minutes.
- You can use the leftover marinade, and add it to your excess grease from the baking pan and saute for about 10 minutes. (This makes for a delicious gravy and or dipping sauce)
Nutrition Facts : Calories 392 kcal, Carbohydrate 9 g, Protein 28 g, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Cholesterol 109 mg, Sodium 670 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
AUTHENTIC JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Combine all ingredients (except chicken) in a food processor , and process until a smooth puree forms.
- Put chicken in a large bowl and pour marinade over. Stir chicken pieces to coat completely; cover and marinate at least 6 hours or up to overnight in the refrigerator.
- Prepare a gas or charcoal grill on medium heat (350 F to 375 F) for direct/indirect grilling. Remove chicken from jerk marinade. Place chicken skin-side down on the direct side of the grill. Cover and cook for 15 minutes until the skin is charred and crisp, controlling any flare-ups on the grill. Turn the chicken over and move to the indirect side. Close the lid, and cook an additional 10 to 20 minutes, removing pieces as they become done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 482 kcal, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 152 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 48 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 897 mg, Sugar 6 g, Fat 27 g, ServingSize four servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
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
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
ORIGINAL JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN
YUM....spicy...what is not to love?!! Note: The marinade should ideally be done for overnight...cook chicken to juices run clear.
Provided by Thea
Categories Chicken
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Chop the onions, garlic and peppers. These do not need to be chopped too fine as they will be liquidised by the blender.
- Blend all of the ingredients (excluding the chicken) in a blender to make the jerk sauce.
- Cut the chicken up in to 4 pieces.
- Rub the sauce in to the meat, saving some for basting and dipping later.
- Leave the chicken in the fridge to marinade overnight.
- Grill the meat slowly until cooked, turning regularly. Baste with some of the remaining marinade whilst cooking. For best results, cook over a charcoal barbeque (ideally over a rack of pimento wood).
- Chop each quarter chicken portion in to 5 or 6 smaller pieces using a heavy cleaver.
- Use a wooden spoon (or something similar) to hold the chicken in place whilst chopping and NOT YOUR HAND (you will be chopping with enough pressure to cut through bone!).
- Serve with festival and salad or rice and peas or hardo bread and the jerk sauce leftover for dipping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 928.5, Fat 64.2, SaturatedFat 14.3, Cholesterol 181.1, Sodium 5685, Carbohydrate 35.4, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 19.7, Protein 51.9
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