Authentic Jamaican Jerk Chicken Recipe Grill

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Authentic jamaican jerk chicken recipe grill. You know what i m talking about. Add the chicken to a large bowl or ziploc bag put that bag in a bowl in case of leakage. Add the marinade to the chicken and leave for as long as you can up to 24 hours.

During cooking occasionally turn the chicken with. Jerk chicken is the most well known jamaican dish to have been exported from the island. Preheat the grill to medium high heat then rub the grill grates with a paper towel doused in oil.

Add two large handfuls of soaked pimento allspice wood sticks and chips see note or other aromatic wood chips to coals. Seal and refrigerate for 1 2 days. But if you ve never had the chance to visit the tiny nation that jerk chicken hails from then you ve.

Remove chicken from the jerk marinade and grill over charcoal until cooked through internal temp of 165 f. Grill until chicken is cooked through turning occasionally and reducing burning temperature slightly if it s browning too quickly about 30 minutes. You may also broil or roast the chicken in a hot oven 425 f but this will produce a slightly different flavor.

You can add a wire before placing the chicken in the baking pan so excess grease will drip down into the pan. Bake chicken for approximately 20 minutes until it is crisp and brown. If necessary push coals to one side of grill to create indirect heat.

In a food processor add the green onions onion jalapeno soy sauce vinegar vegetable oil brown sugar thyme cloves nutmeg and allspice and puree until smooth. August 12 2013 last updated. For the grill method.