Jerk Chicken Recipe
Jerk chicken is a popular Jamaican recipe, where the marinated chicken is slow cooked or grilled. It is a super flavourful and spicy chicken recipe perfect for lunch, dinner or special occasions. It is so easy to make and perfect for busy nights.
Equipment
oven
Ingredients
- 4 large Chicken Thighs with skin is best
For Marination
- medium Onion peeled & chopped
- 1 inch Ginger peeled and chopped
- 6 cloves Garlic peeled
- 4 no Green Chillies
- 2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Cloves
- 3 tablespoon Honey
- 4 tablespoon Oil
- 2 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Take all marination ingredients in a blender and make it into a fine puree.
- Take your chicken and make slashes all over it.
- Pour marination over it and mix well. Leave it to marinate overnight or for 2 to 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C.
- Line a baking tray with foil or parchment. Place chicken in it and bake for 30 to 45 mins till done.
- In the last 1 min, turn the grill on to 250 degree C, and grill this for 1 mins till it gets nice colour over it.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Jerk Chicken Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
437
% Daily Value*
Fat
33
g
51
%
Saturated Fat
6
g
38
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
8
g
Monounsaturated Fat
17
g
Cholesterol
111
mg
37
%
Sodium
360
mg
16
%
Potassium
306
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
17
g
6
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
13
g
14
%
Protein
19
g
38
%
Vitamin A
387
IU
8
%
Vitamin C
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
29
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.