How to make Jamaican jerk pork in the oven/ homemade jerk seasoning

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken thighs are lower in fat and pork loin is often less expensive.

habanero peppers

🥗Healthier: jalapeño peppers

💰Cheaper: banana peppers

Jalapeños provide heat with less intensity, while banana peppers are milder and more affordable.

Wash the pork with vinegar and water, rinsing it 3-4 times under running water.

Slice the pork into even pieces for even cooking.

Prepare the homemade jerk seasoning by adding cooking oil and browning to a blender.

Add garlic, onion, scallion, and scotch bonnet pepper to the blender.

Add a small amount of water to help blend the mixture.

Blend until smooth to create the jerk seasoning.

Rub the homemade seasoning all over the pork, ensuring every part is well coated.

Add 2 tablespoons of store-bought jerk seasoning to the pork.

Add 1 teaspoon of chicken seasoning and 1 tablespoon of Creole all-purpose seasoning to the pork.

Add 1 teaspoon of Macky all-purpose seasoning to the pork and mix everything well.

Cover the seasoned pork with foil and let it marinate overnight, or for at least 4 hours if short on time.

Preheat the oven to a suitable temperature for cooking the pork.

Place the pork in the oven, ensuring not to overcrowd the containers, and cover with foil.

Cook the pork in the oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

After 1 hour and 30 minutes, remove the foil and add onion rings and scotch bonnet pepper on top of the pork.

Return the pork to the oven for an additional 15 minutes to achieve a nice brown color.

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