Recipe: Delectable Jamaican Jerk Chicken

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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°.