Jamaican Jerk Chicken
Method
- To make the paste place all ingredients (except chicken) into a food
processor or mortar and process into a paste. - Brush paste over chicken.
- Marinate the chicken overnight for a better result, otherwise cook straight away.
- Place the chicken onto the preheated BeefEater® BBQ (medium heat). Close with the hood and cook for 30-40 minutes, turning regularly.
- The chicken is cooked when it reaches 75 degrees (check the thickest part of breast or the thighs), or check it by poking a knife tip into the thickest part:
* if cloudy pinkish juice oozes out, it is undercooked
* If clear juice quickly oozes out, it is just about to be ready
* If juices starts to ooze out slowly the chicken is perfectly cooked
* If no juice comes out it is overcooked - Any left-over paste bring to the boil to kill harmful food bacteria.
- To do it you place the tray with the juices onto the BBQ and bring to the boil and pour over the chicken just before serving.
Ingredients
- 1.5kg chicken pieces
- 5 spring whole onions, roots cut off
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 tbsp of grated ginger
- 1 chilli
- 1 tbsp of pimento seeds
- ½ tbsp of cinnamon
- ½ tbsp of pepper corns (black)
- ½ tbsp of coriander seeds
- ½ tsp of ground nutmeg
- 2 bay leaves
- Thyme leaves
- 100ml olive oil
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Salt to season
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