Grandma's Jerk Chicken
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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. 1

    Blend scotch bonnets, scallions, allspice, thyme, soy sauce and lime into a thick marinade.

  2. 2

    Coat chicken and marinate overnight, covered, in the fridge.

  3. 3

    Grill over medium charcoal, skin side up first, for 30 minutes with the lid down.

  4. 4

    Move over direct heat to char, basting with reserved marinade, 8-10 more minutes.

  5. 5

    Rest 5 minutes, chop, and serve with lime.

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