Recipe: Delectable Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Jamaican Jerk Chicken.

At the present, you should cook Jamaican Jerk Chicken using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Jamaican Jerk Chicken

1. You need 4 of chicken thighs or legs; bone-in.
2. You need 5 bunch of scallions; trimmed.
3. Prepare 4 of habanero peppers; tops trimmed.
4. You need 1 of yellow onion; rough chop.
5. Prepare 3 clove of garlic; minced.
6. It's 3/4 cup of vegetable oil.
7. You need 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar.
8. Prepare 2 tbsp of ground allspice.
9. It's 1 tbsp of fresh thyme; minced.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of brown sugar.
11. You need 1 tbsp of cinnamon.
12. It's 1 tbsp of ground coriander seed.
13. It's 1 tbsp of white pepper.
14. Prepare 1 tsp of ground cloves.
15. It's 1 tsp of nutmeg.
16. Prepare 1 of juice and zest of one lime.
17. It's 1 of salt.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken instructions

1. Place all ingredients except chicken and oil in a food processor. Slowly pour in the vegetable oil while blades are spinning..
2. Use half of the sauce to marinate the chicken from 4-48 hours..
3. Wipe marinade off chicken and pat dry. Toss chicken with just enough oil to cover. Season with salt and pepper..
4. If using a grill, set chicken skin side down to sear. Move chicken to a spot with indirect heat and baste chicken often..
5. 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°.
6. 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°.