Jerk Chicken

Taste the Caribbean Heat
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Easy ·
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30 Minutes + 2 Hours ·
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Caribbean ·
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Hot

Ingredients

  • Chicken (see below)
  • 4cl olive oil
  • 4cl soy sauce
  • 4cl apple cider vinegar
  • 4cl spiced rum
  • 1 large orange
  • 1 lime
  • 1 small red onion
  • 3-4 stalks scallions
  • 1-2 scotch bonnet or habenero chilies
  • 2 large cloves garlic
  • Thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger
  • 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. allspice
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. thyme
  • 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika

Directions

As with all dishes containing chilies, they can adjusted or skipped according to taste
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Roughly chop the onion, scallions and chilies, then grate the ginger and garlic and add them all to a food processor. Add the liquids and spices and blend until fairly smooth.
Cover chicken and let sit for at least 2 hours before grilling. Optionally set aside some marinade for brushing onto the meat during grilling.
Makes enough marinade for about 500g-1kg (1-2lbs) of chicken depending on if you save some for using while grilling.