Grilled Jerk Chicken. By Jennifer Segal, inspired by Food & Wine. This Jerk chicken is a breeze to make and has distinct Caribbean flavor without being too spicy for less adventurous eaters. The best Jamaican Jerk Chicken including oven and grilling instructions!
Grilled chicken is one of our favorite things to eat during the summer.
It's got a great, lightly charred flavor and pairs perfectly with all our favorite seasonings.
From sweet-and-smoky BBQ to bold jerk.
You can cook Grilled Jerk Chicken using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Grilled Jerk Chicken
- Prepare 4-6 of each chicken, breast or thighs 6 oz. each (delicious with pork :).
- You need of salt -to lightly season the chicken before it is marinaded.
- You need 2-3 ounces of lime juice-fresh is best- 2-3 limes.
- Prepare 3 ounces of oil.
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of ginger,powdered or 1 tablespoon fresh peeled and chopped.
- Prepare 3 cloves of garlic-chopped.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of allspice.
- It's 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of paprika.
- You need 3 tablespoons of brown sugar.
- You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
- It's 1 of each scotch bonnet or habanero chilies wear gloves and take out the seeds for less heat.
- Prepare 2 tablespoons of cilantro -no stems.
To make spicy Jamaican-style jerk chicken, marinate and brine the bird, then smoke it low and slow on the grill. Jerk is a hot, flavorful sauce found mainly in Caribbean cooking. It's delicious on chicken, especially if the chicken is grilled. Hello my lovely love bug gooooooooodies #Recipe #grilling #food The Secret to Jerk Chicken is Fire and i'm going to show you how it's done on the grill This.
Grilled Jerk Chicken instructions
- Season the chicken lightly with salt.
- Mix the entire jerk marinade ingredients in the blender or food processor and puree for 1 minute..
- Place the chicken and jerk marinade in a 1 gallon zip-lock bag and let sit for at least 1 hour more time adds more flavor. (This can marinate overnight).
- Remove the chicken from the marinade an save the leftover marinade...you can brush the chicken with it just before you are done grilling..
- On a moderate heated grill Cook until the the chicken has an internal temperature of 165 -170 degrees F.. Use the left over marinade and brush over the chicken 3 minutes before it is finished..
- Cooking Notes -We also did this in a 350 degree oven and had very good results. Charcoal grill is my favorite !!!.
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Grilled Jerk Chicken Thighs. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility. Want to make juicy grilled jerk chicken at home? Today we're talking about Jerk Chicken. Who doesn't love a piece of beautifully charred, perfectly seasoned, Grilled Jerk Chicken? Jerk chicken is a traditional Jamaican recipe which consists in chicken marinated in a spicy blend for a few hours and then grilled on a BBQ.
