Recipe and source notes

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 4 scallions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 jalapeno peppers
  • 2 limes
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 8 chicken thighs, about 2 ½ lb

Make it step by step

  1. Mince scallions, garlic and pepper; put in a large bowl. Squeeze 3 tablespoons juice from limes and add to the bowl with the allspice, oil, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Put chicken in bowl, turn to coat and marinate 30 minutes.
  2. Heat broiler. Put chicken on broiling pan, reserving marinade. Broil the chicken 4-6 inches from the heat source, basting it occasionally with reserved marinade, until browned and cooked through, about 30 minutes.

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Adapted from Foodista by Alisa Escanlar, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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