Jamaican · serves 6 · about 90 minutes
Jamaica's smoky, fiery signature: chicken marinated in allspice, thyme, scotch bonnet, and green onion, then grilled low over pimento wood. Heat, sweet, and smoke in every bite.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken pieces
- 2 tbsp ground allspice (pimento)
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- 2 scotch bonnet peppers
- 6 green onions
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Iberia Extra Virgin Olive Oil Blend 51 oz
- 1 lime
Method
- Blend the allspice, thyme, scotch bonnet, green onion, garlic, soy, sugar, lime, and Iberia Olive Oil into a thick jerk paste.
- Coat the chicken and marinate at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.
- Grill over medium-low, turning often, 35 to 45 minutes until charred and cooked through.
- Rest, then chop into pieces.
- Serve with rice and peas and extra jerk sauce.