1 small hot pepper, preferred scotch bonnet or habanero, stem and seeds removed - This pepper adds heat to the marinade, but when you remove the stem, seeds, and membranes from the inside of the pepper, you reduce the heat some.But if you don't have a garlic press, you could just peel the cloves and toss them into the food processor whole. 4 cloves garlic, peeled or pressed - I prefer to always press my garlic as it releases the oils which make garlic taste so good.3 scallions, ends trimmed and cut into pieces.Ingredients PinĮverything except the chicken goes into the marinade which you will pulse in the food processor. You'll also need 6 disposable bamboo or reusable metal skewers to grill the chicken. The food processor works a lot better because it doesn't puree quite as quickly. This chicken require a marinade that is prepared in a food processor or blender. What you'll need to make Jamaican jerk chicken kabobs Equipment It's still hot and spicy, but there is a sweet note as well.Īlthough the preferred method of cooking jerk chicken (or pork or beef) is still a grill with an open flame, you can get good results with a grill pan on the stove, an electric grill/griddle, or by roasting it in the oven. This results in a more tender and juicy meat with a bit more sweetness than the dry rub allows.
With the wet marinade, the meat is soaked overnight and then grilled over an open flame. A lot of home cooks, especially those of Jamaican origin, develop their own version of the jerk marinade based on the ingredients they have and enjoy. Today's jerk marinade includes those components and adds scallions, garlic, ginger, lime juice, thyme, and nutmeg for a more robust flavor profile. It would form a hard crust on the outside, and the meat was very hot and spicy. The rub was applied to meat, allowed to sit overnight, and then the meat was grilled over an open flame the next day. Jerk marinade started out as an extremely spicy dry rub that featured scotch bonnet peppers (those are the hottest peppers in the world) and allspice, along with sugar to add sweetness. The term "jerk" comes from "jerky" which is a type of dried meat that goes back hundreds of years as it was a means of preserving cuts of meat before refrigeration was a thing. Jerk chicken is a Caribbean dish featuring chicken marinated in jerk sauce.
These grilled chicken skewers are topped with simple yet flavorful cilantro lime ranch dressing and cooked to perfection on a traditional grill, in a grill pan on the stove, or in the oven. Zesty island spices give this easy Jamaican jerk chicken lots of bold flavor.
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