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While there are a million and one jerk chicken recipes out there, the basic seasoning is usually brown sugar or molasses, all spice, garlic, cinnamon, scotch bonnets (as much as you can handle), ginger, thyme, nutmeg and salt. Most folks I know also add soy sauce and scallions (I do).
Then, if you have a wood burning grill, grill very slowly, covered until the chicken is charred on the outside and juicy on the inside. Since I don’t presently have a proper grill, I started my jerk chicken in a cast iron grill pan and after a light char developed, covered it and finished cooking it in the oven. The result was a very tasty, very juicy, close to perfection jerk chicken 🙂
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Bon Appetit ! Life is good !
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P.S.
As I was cooking this inside the house, I used all dry herbs and spices.
However, for a more authentic experience, if cooking outside on a wood grill, you want to use fresh spices and herbs, minced and mixed with the soy sauce to a paste and rubbed into the chicken and its cuts. Cooking this on a covered grill will develop the flavorful smoky taste associated with authentic jerk chicken.
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Preparation :
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- cut a fresh chicken in half
- make a few incisions all the way to the bones
- grill chicken on both sides, set on a few chopped scallions, cover
- bake in oven at 350 F until cooked through but still juicy
- Jamaican Jerk Chicken
- Jamaican Jerk Chicken
- Jamaican Jerk Chicken
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When grilling outside, use pimento wood for added flavor profile. Soak chips and wrap in foil, poke holes and smoke meat. Found at pimentowood.com
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