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Jamaican Jerk Chicken Recipe
La Jolla Mom

Recipe: Drunken Jerk Chicken (Courtesy of Jamaica Tourist Board)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole chicken cleaned
  • 1 medium size onion
  • 3 stalks scallions
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper
  • 1 sprig fresh ginger
  • 12 pimento seeds allspice
  • 3 cloves garlic or 3 oz garlic powder
  • The above seasoning can be substituted by using 4 tbsp of a store-bought jerk sauce, like Walkerwsood, Grace Foods
  • 2 tbsp Salt
  • 1 can of your favorite ceer
  • 4 tbsp butter

Method
 

  1. Clean chicken thoroughly (do not cut).
  2. Season chicken with salt and garlic powder to your taste.
  3. Rub jerk seasoning on chicken inside and out or blend onion, scallion, scotch bonnet pepper, ginger and pimento (allspice) in a food processor, then pour mixture evenly over chicken.
  4. Cut up small onion and stuff in middle of chicken.
  5. Let chicken sit in refrigerator overnight.
  6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees when ready to bake.
  7. Open a can of beer and place in the middle of a roasting pan.
  8. Set chicken on top of open beer can and bake in oven for 1 hour or until done.
  9. Baste chicken with butter throughout cooking.
  10. Chicken is ready tender, juicy, and ready to eat!

Notes

Recipe by Chef Roland Brammer