Jerk Chicken Recipe

Serves 4 (or 2 very hungry people) / Difficulty – medium / 10 minutes prep and 45 minutes cooking time.

I cook these jerk chicken thighs on the BBQ during the summer or in the oven when the weather won’t allow it.

Ingredients

800g chicken thighs

For the marinade

1 medium onion, cubed

2-3 shallots

1 hot pepper

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon oil

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

2 teaspoons chopped thyme

2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon ground Jamaican Pimento or allspice ground

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

dash hot pepper sauce

Method

1. Add all the marinade ingredients and whizz up until everything is smooth.
2. Cover the chicken thighs in the marinade and leave in the refrigerator for 4 hours minimum but preferably over night.
3. Bake in a hot oven 220c for 45 minutes turning once half way

Serve with rice and peas, some Caribbean fried dumplings with some more hot pepper sauce on the side.