How to Make Jamaican Sorrel BBQ Fried Chicken | Crispy, Sticky & Flavor-Packed

sorrel leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach provides a similar texture and flavor profile.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos are often less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

Wash and clean the chicken using vinegar.

Cut up the onion, green onion, and thyme.

Add the chopped onion, green onion, and thyme to the chicken.

Add 1 tbsp each of meat seasoning, chicken seasoning, orange spice, all-purpose seasoning, and onion powder to the chicken.

Add 1/4 cup of sorrel leaves to the chicken and massage the seasoning into the chicken.

Transfer the chicken to a Ziploc bag and seal it to marinate overnight in the fridge.

Remove the chicken from the fridge and prepare to fry it.

Heat 2 cups of vegetable oil in a pot on high temperature.

Add seasoning to 2 cups of flour and mix it in.

Coat the marinated chicken in the seasoned flour.

Fry the chicken in the hot oil until golden brown, checking regularly.

Remove the fried chicken and drain on paper towels.

Prepare the sorrel barbecue sauce by boiling 1 and 1/2 cup of unsweetened sorrel with ginger and allspice.

Add 1 cup of ketchup and 1 cup of liquid sugar to the boiling sorrel.

Mix in 1 tbsp of cornstarch to thicken the sauce and let it boil for 10 minutes.

Coat the fried chicken in the sorrel barbecue sauce using a spatula.

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