How to Make Jerk Chicken | BBQ Jerk Chicken Recipe

jerk seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: mixed spices

Homemade blends can reduce sodium and additives.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: habanero pepper

💰Cheaper: jalapeño pepper

Habaneros provide similar heat with milder flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less refined and has a lower glycemic index.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil adds healthy fats while canola is budget-friendly.

Add 4 stalks of green onion chopped in half to a blender.

Add a small piece of ginger to the blender.

Add 2 Scotch Bonnet peppers to the blender (or habanero if unavailable).

Add 1/2 of a white onion to the blender.

Add 5 garlic cloves to the blender.

Add 5 sprigs of thyme to the blender.

Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to the blender.

Add 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon to the blender.

Add 1 tablespoon of cinnamon to the blender.

Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to the blender.

Add 1 tablespoon of brown sugar to the blender.

Add the juice of 1/2 a lemon to the blender.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic paste to the blender.

Add 1 teaspoon of ginger paste to the blender.

Add 1 tablespoon of pimento seeds (or whole allspice) to the blender.

Add 1 tablespoon of black pepper to the blender.

Blend the ingredients until smooth.

Season leg quarters to taste with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and jerk seasoning.

Add the jerk seasoning marinade to the chicken, saving about 3-4 tablespoons for barbecue sauce.

Fully cover the chicken with the marinade.

For best results, marinate the chicken overnight.

After marinating, place the chicken on a baking rack.

Bake the chicken at 375°F for 1 hour.

Prepare jerk barbecue sauce by adding 1/2 cup of ketchup to a blender.

Add 3-4 tablespoons of the leftover jerk marinade to the blender.

Add 1/2 cup of brown sugar to the blender.

Add 1 tablespoon of liquid smoke to the blender.

Add 1/4 cup of water to the blender.

Blend the barbecue sauce until smooth.

Add the barbecue sauce to a saucepan and simmer on medium heat for 5 minutes.

Once the chicken is done, coat it with a generous amount of jerk barbecue sauce.

Place the chicken in the oven under a high broil for 5 minutes.

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