How to Make Authentic Jerk Chicken | Jamaican Jerk Chicken | Red Stripe Beer

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.

Cut up 4 stalks of scallion and add to the blender.

Add a handful of thyme to the blender.

Add 1/3 cup of pimento seeds (allspice) to the blender.

Add 2 habanero peppers to the blender.

Add 20 grams of ginger to the blender.

Add 1/2 onion to the blender.

Add 2 tablespoons of browning to the blender.

Add 1/3 cup of vinegar to the blender.

Add 2 ounces of water to the blender.

Blend the marinade until smooth.

Prepare 1.5 chickens by cutting them into quarters (wings, breasts, thighs, legs).

Pour the jerk marinade over the chicken.

Add 2 tablespoons of salt to the chicken and rub it in.

Cover the chicken with foil and refrigerate to marinate overnight.

After 24 hours, preheat the grill to high.

Place the marinated chicken on the grill.

Turn down the grill heat to prevent burning.

Baste the chicken with the remaining marinade and Red Stripe Beer.

Close the grill and cook for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, flip the chicken.

Spray the chicken with Red Stripe Beer before closing the grill again.

Turn the grill heat down to steam the chicken for another 7 minutes.

Check if the chicken is cooked through and tender.

Serve the chicken traditionally in foil paper with ketchup and Scotch bonnet pepper on the side.

Serve with a slice of white bread.

Cooking Techniques

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