Jerk Chicken Leg Quarters Recipe

Make the jerk rub by combining the salt allspice brown sugar onion powder garlic nutmeg pepper ginger cayenne pepper cinnamon and thyme.

Jerk chicken leg quarters recipe. Remove chicken from marinade and arrange pieces on baking sheet leaving space between them. That beautifully caramelized skin is just so tasty. Line a 18 by 13 inch baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with non stick cooking spray.

Toss the chicken pieces with the spice mixture then cover and marinate in the refrigerator 2 to 4 hours. Smoking chicken leg quarters in a water smoker a reader asked. You could use either bone in or boneless chicken.

To make the jerk spice mix the salt allspice brown sugar onion powder garlic nutmeg. In a large resealable plastic bag combine the first seven ingredients. Add chicken to marinade.

This jerk chicken is packed with flavour and very easy to make. Dark meat takes longer to cook but it s also harder to mess up as chicken breasts can easily dry out if you re not careful. Remove skin from chicken.

I chose leg quarters for this recipe but feel free to use chicken breasts as i ve done in other recipes or use the whole chicken for that matter. Blend until a rough purée is formed about 1 minute. Seal bag and turn to coat.

The jerk marinade is made with fresh ingredients. Preheat the oven to 180 c. Arrange marinated chicken on sheet.