Grilled Jerk Chicken

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4 pieces Chicken (bone-in breasts, legs or thighs)
6oz Grace jerk marinade
1 clove garlic
1/2 Red onion (chopped fine)
1 1/2 inch section fresh ginger

Preparation

General tips: Jerk chicken is a real easy dish that has a few simple steps in order to produce the perfect end result. First, you can use any type of chicken piece for this recipe -- however, you'll find the best results with skin-on bone-in breasts or legs. Keep the skin on -- it'll dramatically enhance the dish. Second, you'll want to find a good quality jerk marinade at your local supermarket. We can buy Grace products at nearly all of our local grocery stores here in Ontario, Canada -- I'd highly recommend using the 12oz Grace jerk marinade. If you can't find it locally, you can buy it online via this link: http://www.buygracefoods.com/site/product.cfm?id=grace_jerk_marinade_12oz. We usually add some fresh ingredients to our marinade to kick it up a notch.

Marinating your chicken pieces for at least a day is highly recommended.

Marinade steps:

- Place your chicken pieces in a large bowl and add your marinade and fresh ingredients.
- Cover with tinfoil or plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until you are ready to grill.

Cooking steps (time adjusted for bone-in breasts -- decrease time for smaller pieces such as legs):

- Before you do anything, crack open a nice bottle of Red Stripe to enjoy during the cooking process. (You could keep another one or two on ice for the duration! :))
- Prepare your grill by pre-heating to medium/high
- Place the chicken pieces on the top rack. For your bone-in breasts, place the bone side down on the rack
- Allow the chicken to cook for about 20 minutes, until you see gradual browning on the outside of the pieces. You'll want to move them to the lower rack at this point, allowing them to heat further but never to burn. You'll want to pay close attention to them at this point -- Most mistakes will happen here! :)
- After about 30 minutes, ensure that the pieces are cooked properly by cutting into the largest breast piece on the grill. You don't want to over-cook this dish, so checking regularly will be time well spent.

You could also serve this with a BBQ sauce of your choice. We sometimes mix our favorite sauce with orange/ginger stir-fry sauce to complement the jerk seasoning. We would generally serve the chicken with rice & beans, just like they do at the jerk huts on Negril Beach. Enjoy!

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Reviews

5/17/11

Theresa111 says:

I have never made Jerk Chicken but this looks pretty easy. First I'll have to find the sauce when next I shop. It looks mouthwateringly good.

7/23/11

nellie says:

Like this!

8/08/11

dunnchareen says:

i love jerk chicken ive been to the islands and absolutly love jerk chicken the carribian feeling come right back home

9/03/11

candie45 says:

I have been to the Island they have the most amazing culture. The food is very good the food I like the most is the curry goat if you like curry you must try it.

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