Jerk Chicken is a traditional Caribbean dish native to Jamaica. Meat marinated in spicy Jerk sauce and grilled over charcoal until charred crust. It is for this sharp crust that the dish is especially appreciated. For the first time, fugitive slaves began to cook meat in this way, who hid in the dense forests of Jamaica and ate game grated Caribbean peppers and charcoal grilled there bonfire. Typically, chicken Jerk is served with a side dish in the form of boiled rice and vegetable salad. But sharp crispy pieces of meat can drink it yourself as a beer snack. друзьями: 
Photo of the dish:Cheryl Smith Time: 40 min. plus pickling time Difficulty: easy Servings: 4 The recipes use measuring containers with a volume of: one cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (st.) – 120 ml 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 4 chicken carcasses (2.5 – 3 kg.)
- 1/3 Art. cider vinegar
- 1/4 Art. dark rum
- 3 tbsp. l brown sugar
- 1 bunch green onion chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 Caribbean red pepper, cleaned of seeds and stalk and shredded
- 2 tbsp. l Pickapepp sauce *
- 1 tbsp. l grated peeled ginger
- 1 tbsp. l ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp seasoning mix for pumpkin pie
- 3 tbsp. l vegetable oil
Recipes with similar ingredients: chicken, chili pepper, seasoning for pumpkin pie, ginger root, allspice, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar
Recipe preparation:
- In a food processor, mix vinegar, rum, brown sugar, green onions, garlic, chili, Pickapepp sauce, ginger, allspice and spices for pumpkin pie. Heat oil in a medium pan size and cook the sauce over moderate heat, stirring, 3 minutes, until the oil is absorbed and the sauce thickens a little. Cool.
- Spread chicken on all sides with jerk sauce, cover and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.
- Light a street grill for direct and indirect heat. On on the cool side, place a pan under the grill liquids. Lay the chicken skin down over direct intense heat and fry until crisp and clear traces of the grill, about 4 minutes on each side.
- Then move the chicken to the cool side above the pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes with the skin up in indirect heat, covering the lid. Insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the meat, temperature should be 74 ° C. Leave the finished chicken for 5 minutes, then cut into pieces and serve. Jerk Chicken Recipe, chopped Butterfly Note * Pickapeppa – Jamaican’s famous sauce bottled – a mixture of tomatoes, onions, sugar, cane vinegar, mango, raisins, tamarind, pepper and spices. Fans of this “Jamaican ketchup” use it in cooking all fried foods. Sauce adds spice to spicy Jamaican marinade.
