JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN

JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN

The most loved recipe in the Caribbean. Jerk Chicken is seasoned with spices that give the dish a smoky taste. The smoky and hot taste comes from having the chicken marinated in hot spices overnight or for some few hours.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chicken Thighs /Drumsticks/ boneless breast  – 500 grms
• Onion – 1 chopped toughly [ shallots tastes better ]
• Spring onion + greens  chopped – 2 tbsp
• Ginger + Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
• Green Chillies – 3 or as per taste
• Red Chilli Powder –  1 tsp or as per taste
• Pepper pwdr – ¼ tsp
• Garam masala powder – ½ tsp
• Nutmeg pwdr – 1/8  tsp
• Honey –  2 tbsp
• Brown sugar – 1 tbsp
• Oil / olive oil – 2 or 3 tbsp
• Lemon Juice – 2 tbsp
• Dark Soya  Sauce – 1 or 1 ½ tbsp
• Salt to taste

NOTE – Instead of garam masala pwdr and  nutmeg pwdr , use 1 tsp of  ALL SPICE PWDR

As a substitution for 1 tsp of all spice pwdr , you can use ½ tsp ground cinnamon +  11/2 tsp ground cloves + pinch of ground nutmeg.

METHOD

Clean , wash rinse and pat dry the chicken . Make slashes all over it. 

Take all ingredients except chicken in a blender and make it into a fine paste.

Pour marination over the chicken  and apply it well all over inside the cuts .

NOTE – keep the remaining marinade to make a dip .

Leave it to marinate  for mininmum 2 hrs or overnight .

More the marination time better the taste and texture .

Pre heat the oven to 350 Degrees F (180 Degrees C)

Place the chicken breast on a baking tray .

Bake for 50 – 60 minutes until the juices run clear.

For more dark colour , grill the chicken for 2 mins

Transfer the cooked chicken on a serving plate and cut into slices. 

Serve with the reduced marinade or any dips / sauces and salads .

I have also used potato roundels .

NOTE – add the remaining marinade in a pan and simmer for few minutes until it is slightly thick and raw smell of ingredients leave.

You can add 2 tbsp water / pineapple juice / orange juice to the marinade.

INTSEAD of baking in oven , I frefer to grill it in a open pan , which hardly takes any time  – follow the below recipes –

1 – Chicken grilled in hunan sauce

2 – Coriander lemon grilled chicken

3 – Peanut butter grilled chicken

4 – Grilled chicken

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