Steps to Make Homemade Grilled Jerk Chicken

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, grilled jerk chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Grilled Jerk Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Grilled Jerk Chicken is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook grilled jerk chicken using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Grilled Jerk Chicken:

1. Make ready 4-6 each chicken, breast or thighs 6 oz. each (delicious with pork :)
2. Make ready salt -to lightly season the chicken before it is marinaded
3. Prepare 2-3 ounces lime juice-fresh is best- 2-3 limes
4. Take 3 ounces oil
5. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon ginger,powdered or 1 tablespoon fresh peeled and chopped
6. Prepare 3 cloves garlic-chopped
7. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
8. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon allspice
9. Get 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
10. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon paprika
11. Take 3 tablespoons brown sugar
12. Take 1 teaspoon salt
13. Take 1 each scotch bonnet or habanero chilies wear gloves and take out the seeds for less heat
14. Prepare 2 tablespoons cilantro -no stems

Instructions to make Grilled Jerk Chicken:

1. Season the chicken lightly with salt
2. Mix the entire jerk marinade ingredients in the blender or food processor and puree for 1 minute.
3. Place the chicken and jerk marinade in a 1 gallon zip-lock bag and let sit for at least 1 hour more time adds more flavor. (This can marinate overnight)
4. Remove the chicken from the marinade an save the leftover marinade…you can brush the chicken with it just before you are done grilling.
5. On a moderate heated grill Cook until the the chicken has an internal temperature of 165 -170 degrees F.. Use the left over marinade and brush over the chicken 3 minutes before it is finished.
6. Cooking Notes -We also did this in a 350 degree oven and had very good results. Charcoal grill is my favorite !!!

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