Jerk Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 large chicken, cut up
• Allspice branches with leaves, soaked in water
• 1 tablespoon dried allspice berries
• 1½ tablespoons black peppercorns
• 4 Scotch bonnet or habanero peppers
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 2-inch knob fresh ginger, peeled and cut into rough chunks
• 2 shallots, peeled
• 3 scallions, white and green parts, chopped coarsely (trim off roots)
• ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• ¼ cup fresh thyme leaves
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt