Grilled Jerk Chicken Recipe

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Grilled Jerk Chicken Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. + marinating Grill: 30 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
10 30 40

Ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons curry powder
  • 4 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 4 teaspoons paprika
  • 3 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 3 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
  • 4 bone-in chicken breast halves with skin (8 ounces each)
  • 4 bone-in chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 pounds)

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the first eight ingredients; rub over chicken pieces. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Grill the chicken, covered, over indirect medium heat for 30-40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reaches 170° for chicken breasts and 180° for thighs. Yield: 4 servings.

Originally published as Grilled Jerk Chicken in Weeknight Cooking Made Easy Annual 2005, p118

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2012 by JodiMinneapolis

You really need pimento wood to make this taste authentic. It's easily found on line and works with gas or charcoal. You need the smoke from the wood.

Reviewed on Aug. 05, 2010 by Trilby Yost

My family and I like this combination of spices...the amount of curry and cumin don't overwhelm us. We won't be substituting cinnamon for curry, nor will we use lime juice -- it's all a matter of personal taste, of course. But like the previous reviewer the first time we grilled this chicken, the outside was burnt before the interiors got to the desired temperatures. We used the indirect method, but apparently we didn't watch closely enough. We tried again a few weeks later and tended the grill assiduously. The rub still got very dark by the time the insides were done, but there was no burnt taste. After reading up and talking to others about "jerking," I learned that it is akin to the "blackening" of Cajun cooking and the darkness is desirable. I believe that, because it sure does taste good!

Reviewed on Jul. 28, 2010 by ladeer1

To begin, the curry was overwhelming. use only half of the curry and cumin. Also, the blend of spices was burnt to a crisp by the time the chicken was fully cooked. I would recommend that if you want a good chicken jerk recipe, use one with some lime juice and some with cinammon instead of curry. Put this in a slow cooker. That should do the trick. If you decide to make this again, then cut the amount of curry and cumin in half and watch the grill perpetually.

 
 
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