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Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Name: Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 8 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, spatchcocked; For jerk marinade: 4 scotch bonnet peppers, 6 green onions, 4 garlic cloves, 3cm ginger, 2 tbsp allspice berries, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp lime juice, 2 tbsp oil; Rice and peas and festival (sweet dumplings) to serve

Jamaica's fiery gift to the world — chicken marinated in a scotch bonnet and allspice paste, slow-grilled over pimento wood until smoky, charred, and explosively flavorful.

Total Time

525 min

Servings

Cuisine

Jamaican

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Prep Time

480 min

Cook Time

45 min

Total Time

525 min

Ingredients

Servings:

1 whole chicken, spatchcocked
For jerk marinade: 4 scotch bonnet peppers, 6 green onions, 4 garlic cloves, 3cm ginger, 2 tbsp allspice berries, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp lime juice, 2 tbsp oil
Rice and peas and festival (sweet dumplings) to serve

Instructions

1
Blend all marinade ingredients until smooth. Taste — it should be fiery and aromatic.
2
Score chicken deeply all over. Rub marinade into every crevice. Marinate overnight.
3
Grill over indirect heat for 30-35 minutes, turning occasionally.
4
Move over direct heat for the last 10 minutes to char and caramelize.
5
Rest 10 minutes. Chop into pieces with a cleaver.
6
Serve with rice and peas, festival, and extra jerk sauce.