Barbecue jerk chicken

Cooking jerk chicken on the barbecue takes it to the next level, adding a new dimension of smoky deliciousness.

Barbecue jerk chicken

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

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