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Caribbean
Grilling
Grandma's Jerk Chicken
by The BBQ Guy • @thebbqguy
Overnight marinade, charcoal char, and pimento wood smoke. Worth every minute.
Prep
20 min + overnight
Cook
40 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
- 3 lbchicken thighs and drums
- 4 scotch bonnet peppers
- 6 scallions
- 2 tbspallspice, ground
- 1 tbspfresh thyme
- 3 tbspsoy sauce
- 2 limes, juiced
Instructions
- 1
Blend scotch bonnets, scallions, allspice, thyme, soy sauce and lime into a thick marinade.
- 2
Coat chicken and marinate overnight, covered, in the fridge.
- 3
Grill over medium charcoal, skin side up first, for 30 minutes with the lid down.
- 4
Move over direct heat to char, basting with reserved marinade, 8-10 more minutes.
- 5
Rest 5 minutes, chop, and serve with lime.