Jamaican Jerk Chicken for Two
Recipe: #8446
March 03, 2013
Categories: Chicken, Carribbean, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Mothers Day, Sunday Dinner, Gluten-Free, High Protein, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Alcohol, Bone-in Pieces, Spicy, Kosher Meat, Chicken Dinner, more
"Don't close your eyes while listening to the steel drum, or someone might steal your chicken."
Ingredients
Side Dishes For Jerk Chicken
Jamaican Steamed Cabbage & Carrot
Spicy Smoked Ribs With Pineapple-Rum Glaze
Quick Sauteed Curry Style Vegetables
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine vinegar, lime juice, oil, and molasses in a small bowl; stir onions and habaneros into liquid and add rum.
Step 2
Mix dry spices together in a small bowl;slowly whisk in the liquid mixture, and add the garlic.
Step 3
Pour 1/2 cup of marinade into a separate cup to use as a baste during cooking; reserve.
Step 4
Separate leg quarters, if desired and place in a ziploc bag or shallow dish and pour remaining marinade over, stirring to coat thoroughly; marinate, refrigerated, for 6 hours, or overnight.
Step 5
Prepare grill by setting coals off to one side.
Step 6
Place an aluminum pan (or prepare one out of heavy-duty aluminum foil) next to the coals on the lowest grill rack (not directly over coals); pour one cup of water plus 2-3 tbsp rum in to drip pan.
Step 7
When the coals are hot, grill chicken on prepared rack above the drip pan (not directly over the coals), opposite from the coals and cover grill.
Step 8
As chicken becomes browned, occasionally baste with reserved marinade, and cook chicken until juices run clear and chicken is done, at least 30 min, up to an hour, slow cooking preferred.
Nutritional Facts
Serving Size: 1 (386.4 g), Calories 366.6, Total Fat - 12.2 g, Saturated Fat - 2.3 g, Cholesterol - 619.2 mg, Sodium - 1005.3 mg, Total Carbohydrate - 15.5 g, Dietary Fiber - 2 g, Sugars - 9.7 g, Protein - 46.3 g, Calcium - 97.1 mg, Iron - 7.3 mg, Vitamin C - 24.5 mg, Thiamin - 0.1 mg.Tips
No special items needed.