Jamaican Chicken "Jerk"


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How to Make Jamaican Chicken Jerk
Photo of the dish: Cheryl Smith

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Time: 1 hour
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4


Jamaican Chicken "Jerk" - a detailed recipe.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


  • 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces

Dry fry in a frying pan and chop:

  • 1 or 1/2 nutmeg
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tbsp. coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon whole cloves
  • 6 allspice berries
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns

In a blender or food processor, puree:

  • 1 bunch of chopped green onions
  • 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2-3 Scotch Bonnet peppers
  • 10 sprigs of thyme (leaves removed)
  • 10 cloves of garlic

Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl and add:

  • 1/2 cup fresh lime juice or white vinegar
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup unrefined sugar



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Make slits in the chicken and season with salt. Spoon the desired amount of marinade onto the chicken and rub it into the slits. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight. Bake for 35 minutes in the oven. Remove from the oven and finish grilling.



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