Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, jamaican jerk chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Jamaican Jerk Chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Jamaican Jerk Chicken is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook jamaican jerk chicken using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Jamaican Jerk Chicken:
- Make ready 4 chicken thighs or legs; bone-in
- Take 5 bunch scallions; trimmed
- Get 4 habanero peppers; tops trimmed
- Take 1 yellow onion; rough chop
- Prepare 3 clove garlic; minced
- Get 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- Take 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- Make ready 2 tbsp ground allspice
- Take 1 tbsp fresh thyme; minced
- Take 1 tbsp brown sugar
- Get 1 tbsp cinnamon
- Make ready 1 tbsp ground coriander seed
- Prepare 1 tbsp white pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp ground cloves
- Prepare 1 tsp nutmeg
- Take 1 juice and zest of one lime
- Prepare 1 salt
Here's a fun bit of jerk history: the word jerk refers to a way of cooking that's popular in Jamaica. All varieties of meats and even vegetables are traditionally marinated in a paste. The history of Jamaican Jerk Chicken has been told so many times by so many people that to try to include this history in this article would be re-hashing the same thing over and over again. Jamaicans like their jerk chicken very well done—even leathery— recalling another smoked food native to the Americas: jerky.
Instructions to make Jamaican Jerk Chicken:
- Place all ingredients except chicken and oil in a food processor. Slowly pour in the vegetable oil while blades are spinning.
- Use half of the sauce to marinate the chicken from 4-48 hours.
- Wipe marinade off chicken and pat dry. Toss chicken with just enough oil to cover. Season with salt and pepper.
- If using a grill, set chicken skin side down to sear. Move chicken to a spot with indirect heat and baste chicken often.
- If cooking indoors, mark on a grill plate or sear the chicken skin side down in a large saute pan. Turn chicken over and baste with the remaining sauce. Throw the pan in a 350° oven for approximately 30-40 minutes or until chicken reaches 165°
- Alternatively, place chicken skin side up in a casserole dish and cover with the remaining sauce. Bake at 350° approximately 50 minutes or until chicken reaches 165°
The history of Jamaican Jerk Chicken has been told so many times by so many people that to try to include this history in this article would be re-hashing the same thing over and over again. Jamaicans like their jerk chicken very well done—even leathery— recalling another smoked food native to the Americas: jerky. Some scholars believe the terms are etymological cousins. In this installment of SAVEUR BASICS, we show you how to dice a hot pepper so your dishes have a touch of spice, but not overwhelming heat. Jamaican jerk chicken is one of the great summer dishes that is easy to make but packed with taste.
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