Jerk Chicken Recipe | Crockpot Recipes

scotch bonnet peppers

💰Cheaper: jalapeño peppers

Jalapeños provide heat but are milder and easier to find.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

Tamari is gluten-free and has a similar flavor.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats.

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Combine brown sugar, thyme, ground cloves, nutmeg, and allspice in one bowl.

Add lemon and lime juice to the mixture.

Introduce Jakes seasoning as a key ingredient for chicken.

Use a KitchenAid 3-speed hand blender to puree the sauce ingredients.

Wash the chicken and season it, noting the color change as seasoning is applied.

Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to a pan and heat to medium-high.

Brown the chicken skin side down in the pan, checking for desired color.

Flip the chicken to brown the other side, then remove from heat.

Add all sauce ingredients into the blender to create a puree, leaving some honey behind for later.

Place the chicken into the crock-pot skin side up.

Pour the pureed sauce over the chicken in the crock-pot.

Cook the chicken for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low, checking for doneness at 3.5 hours.

Let some grease drain off before serving.

Serve chicken over rice.

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