Nevis Island Jerk Chicken Recipes

ISLAND JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first nine ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature. , Pour 1/2 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate overnight. Transfer remaining marinade to a small bowl; cover and refrigerate for basting. , Coat grill rack with cooking spray before starting the grill. Drain and discard marinade. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat for 4-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

NEVIS ISLAND JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the allspice, thyme, cayenne pepper, black pepper, sage, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, garlic powder and sugar.
• With a wire whisk, slowly add the olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, orange juice, and lime juice.
• Add the pepper, onion, and green onions and mix well.
• Add the chicken breasts, cover and marinate for at least 1 hour, longer if possible.
• Preheat an outdoor grill. Remove the breasts from the marinade and grill for 6 to 10 minutes on each side or until fully cooked.
• While grilling, baste with the marinade.

CARIBBEAN JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• add first 10 ingredients to blender and pulse to form a paste, season with salt& pepper cut slits in chicken, rub with marinade.
• refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• preheat grill and brush with olive oil.
• cook chicken on indirect medium heat 45 minutes, turning occasionally.
• may also be made in the oven, roast at 450.

BARBECUED JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients, except the chicken, in a food processor and process until smooth.
• Make 4 parallel cuts about ½ inch deep in each chicken breast and place in a shallow dish.
• Pour the puréed mixture over the chicken and rub it in with your hands, making sure the mixture gets into the cuts.
• Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours or overnight.
• Grill over medium coals for 15-20 minutes turning occasionally and basting with any remaining marinade or until cooked through.

ISLAND JERK CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except chicken; pour over chicken in shallow dish. Turn to evenly coat both sides of each breast. Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate.
• Heat broiler. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Broil chicken, 4 inches from heat, 5 to 6 min. on each side or until done (165°F).

HABANERO JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix onion, thyme, sugar, salt, nutmeg and tabasco sauce in a small bowl.
• Remove fat from chicken and stab a couple of times with a fork.
• Spoon or rub seasoning mixture over both sides of each breast half and let it marinate for 20 minutes (it's still pretty good without marinating).
• Heat butter and oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• When bubbling, add chicken and cook for 5 to 10 minutes on each side (depending on size of chicken breasts) until brown and cooked through.

CARIBBEAN JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the allspice, thyme, cayenne pepper, black pepper, sage, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, garlic powder and sugar.
• With a wire whisk, slowly add the olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, orange juice, and lime juice.
• Add the Scotch bonnet pepper, onion, and green onions and mix well.
• Place chicken into one-gallon plastic freezer bag; pour marinade into bag; remove excess air from bag and seal. Marinate for at least 12 hours, turning bag every 6 hours -- marinate longer if possible, up to three days!
• Preheat an outdoor grill.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill for 6 minutes on each side or until fully cooked.

CARIBBEAN/ISLAND JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a blender, puree sauce ingredients until they form a smooth paste.
• Coat chicken on all sides with sauce.
• Marinate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Grill slowly over low to medium heat until done, or to roast: Heat oven to 375F.
• Arrange chicken halves in a single layer on 2 large baking sheets.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until juices run clear when thighs are pierced with a knife.

ISLAND JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix dressing, spices, hot pepper sauce and green onions. Marinate chicken breasts in sauce for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Place on broiler rack and broil for 3-5 minutes per side or until cooked.
• Serve with rice.