Grilled Jerk Chicken. By Jennifer Segal, inspired by Food & Wine. The best Jamaican Jerk Chicken including oven and grilling instructions! It's incredibly flavorful thanks to hours of marinating in a vibrant and deliciously seasoned marinade.

To make spicy Jamaican-style jerk chicken, marinate and brine the bird, then smoke it low and slow on the grill. Jerk refers to a dry seasoning blend that originated in the Caribbean and that includes spices like allspice, ginger and cinnamon and a blend of peppers. Caribbean jerk chicken full of flavor and and a good amount of heat, using habaneros (or scotch bonnet chili peppers) and allspice. You can have Grilled Jerk Chicken using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Grilled Jerk Chicken

Prepare 4-6 of each chicken, breast or thighs 6 oz. each (delicious with pork :).
Prepare of salt -to lightly season the chicken before it is marinaded.
You need 2-3 ounces of lime juice-fresh is best- 2-3 limes.
You need 3 ounces of oil.
You need 1/4 teaspoon of ginger,powdered or 1 tablespoon fresh peeled and chopped.
Prepare 3 cloves of garlic-chopped.
Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon.
You need 1/4 teaspoon of allspice.
It's 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.
It's 1/4 teaspoon of paprika.
It's 3 tablespoons of brown sugar.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.
It's 1 of each scotch bonnet or habanero chilies wear gloves and take out the seeds for less heat.
It's 2 tablespoons of cilantro -no stems.

Make jerk chicken in oven or grill. Chicken will be golden and mahogany in places. Jerk chicken is done when skin is burnished brown and chicken juices are completely clear, with no pink near the bone. Grilled Jerk Chicken Thighs. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility.

Grilled Jerk Chicken step by step

Season the chicken lightly with salt.
Mix the entire jerk marinade ingredients in the blender or food processor and puree for 1 minute..
Place the chicken and jerk marinade in a 1 gallon zip-lock bag and let sit for at least 1 hour more time adds more flavor. (This can marinate overnight).
Remove the chicken from the marinade an save the leftover marinade...you can brush the chicken with it just before you are done grilling..
On a moderate heated grill Cook until the the chicken has an internal temperature of 165 -170 degrees F.. Use the left over marinade and brush over the chicken 3 minutes before it is finished..
Cooking Notes -We also did this in a 350 degree oven and had very good results. Charcoal grill is my favorite !!!.
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Jerk Chicken - a well-seasoned grilled chicken with a Jamaican jerk marinade that has the perfect balance of heat, sweet and savory. You'll want to make this all year round! Easy Grilled Jerk Chicken is the summer version of my Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken that has been super popular since posting it last month. The marinade is the same, but the method and marinating. Jerk is a hot, flavorful sauce found mainly in Caribbean cooking.