Jamaican Jerk Chicken Recipe - Barbecuebible.com

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Recipe - Barbecuebible.com

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Jerk is Jamaica’s national dish, not to mention its most important contribution to world barbecue.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 4 tablespoons coarse salt (kosher or sea)
  • 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled and halved lengthwise
  • 1 small orange, quartered
  • 1 lemon, quartered
  • 1 small onion, peeled and quartered
  • 2 habanero or Scotch bonnet chiles, slit
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 teaspoons black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon whole cloves
  • 6 scallions, trimmed, white and green parts coarsely chopped
  • 1 small white onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 3 habanero or Scotch bonnet chiles (seed for less heat)
  • 2 1- by 2-inch pieces of orange peel (without white pith)
  • 2 1- by 1-inch pieces of lemon peel (without white pith)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, or more to taste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons molasses or a commercial browning agent, such as Maggi or Kitchen Bouquet
  • Coarse salt (kosher or sea), to taste
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil or extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 3-1/2 to 4-pound chicken, spatchcocked (butterflied)

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