Have you ever had Jamaican Jerk Chicken? 

It is a funny name and apparently the term “jerk is said to come from the word charqui, a Spanish term of Quechua origin for jerked or dried meat, which eventually became jerky in English” (source: Wikipedia).

Let me tell you, funny name or not, jerk chicken is YUMMY!

Yes, this dish may not be suitable for kids because it is made with a spice rub after all, but you do have some control over how spicy the chicken by adjusting the amount of chili you put into the marinade.

Jerk chicken is really easy to prepare since all one needs to do is to put the spice rub together, add this to the chicken, place this in the fridge over night, and grill the chicken in the oven.

Here are the step-by-step instructions.

In a bowl, add all the ingredients for the marinade. (Make a slit on the chili with a knife). Mix to combine.

Place the chicken in a ziplock bag. 

Pour the marinade in the bag, and mush the chicken around to coat the chicken.

Seal the bag and let this marinade in the fridge for at least 4 hours, preferably over-night.

Place the chicken in a lined and lightly greased baking tray.

Spray the chicken with oil and grill at 180°C for 20-25 minutes, turn them over, spray with oil again and grill a further 15 minutes, or until the chicken is golden brown.

Serve, hot, with rice.

Enjoy!

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Jamaican Jerk Chicken Drumsticks

2015-05-14 15:11:38

Serves 4

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Ingredients

1. 8 chicken drumsticks

For the Marinade

1. 2 tablespoons olive oil
2. 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
3. 1 lime (or ½ lemon), juice only (about 2 tablespoons)
4. 1 onion, coarsely chopped (brown, yellow or white)
5. 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried ginger powder)
6. 1 or more scotch bonnet pepper or substitute with other chili - I used 6 bird's eye chili
7. 6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
8. 2 teaspoon salt
9. 2 teaspoon black pepper
10. 3 tablespoon brown sugar
11. ½ tablespoon cinnamon powder
12. ½ tablespoon allspice powder
13. ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
14. ½ teaspoon dried thyme or 1 sprig of fresh thyme

For the Garnish

1. Fresh coriander leaves

Instructions

1. In a bowl, add all the ingredients for the marinade. Mix to combine.
2. Place the chicken in a ziplock bag. Pour the marinade in the bag, and mush the chicken around to coat the chicken.
3. Seal the bag and let this marinade in the fridge for at least 4 hours, preferably over-night.
4. Place the chicken in a lined and lightly greased baking tray.
5. Spray the chicken with oil and grill at 180°C for 20-25 minutes, turn them over, spray with oil again and grill a further 15 minutes, or until the chicken is golden brown.
6. Serve, hot, with rice.

Adapted from recipetineats

Adapted from recipetineats

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