Barbecue jerk chicken
Cooking jerk chicken on the barbecue takes it to the next level, adding a new dimension of smoky deliciousness.
SERVES
4
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
50
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
70
MINUTES
Ingredients
8 skin-on chicken legs
350-400g wet jerk marinade
1tbsp all-purpose seasoning
2 large handfuls of pimento leaves, soaked in water for 1 hour
3tbsp pimento (allspice) berries, soaked in water for 1 hour
200ml Jamaican lager
For the lager-spiked honey jerk ketchup:
250g ketchup
200ml Jamaican lager
150ml chicken stock (reduced sodium)
200g honey
Juice of 1 lime, plus zest of ½
1-2tbsp leftover jerk marinade
For the wet jerk marinade:
2tbsp pimento berries
1 cinnamon stick
1 whole nutmeg
1tsp whole black peppercorns
7 spring onions
1 medium onion
2 Scotch bonnet peppers
10 garlic cloves
10 sprigs of fresh thyme
6 dried pimento leaves (optional)
3 dried bay leaves
4tbsp dark soft brown sugar
2tbsp honey
2tbsp white vinegar
2tbsp minced fresh ginger
1tbsp flaky salt
1tbsp ground allspice
1tsp black pepper
5tbsp dark soy sauce
4tbsp fresh lime juice
4tbsp fresh orange juice
3tbsp olive oil
2tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1tbsp browning





