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Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Take a Jamaican vacation in your very own backyard. This flavorful marinade gives your grilled chicken a spicy hint of true Jamaican “jerk” cooking.

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 1 hr 5 min
Servings 0

Ingredients

2: tablespoons vegetable oil

8: medium green onions, sliced (1/2 cup)

1: small red bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)

2: garlic cloves, finely chopped

1: teaspoon dried thyme leaves

1: teaspoon curry powder

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/2: teaspoon ground cumin

1/2: teaspoon ground ginger

1/4: teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4: teaspoon paprika

1/8: teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

6: boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/2 pounds)

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Directions

1 Heat oil in 8-inch skillet over medium heat until hot. Cook remaining ingredients except chicken in oil about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until bell pepper is crisp-tender; cool.
2 Place chicken and bell pepper mixture in shallow glass dish; turn chicken to coat with pepper mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes but no longer than 3 hours, turning chicken occasionally.
3 Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat.
4 Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Cover and grill chicken 4 to 6 inches from medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until juice is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

“Jerking” is the Jamaican cooking technique of slowly cooking spicy marinated meat or poultry over a fire of green allspice branches until the meat “jerks” off the bone.

Discard used marinade; it contains bacteria from raw meat that could make you sick. You’ll get all the flavor you need from marinating.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 145
Calories from Fat: 35 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4 g; 4 %
(Saturated Fat 1 g, 1 % ),
Cholesterol: 75 mg; 75 %;
Sodium: 210 mg; 210 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 0g; 0%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% ),
Protein: 27 g; 27 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

4 Very Lean Meat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 5/1/2012 12:40:29 PM REPORT ABUSE queenzookie said:

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I adapted this so I could just marinate the chicken in the fridge without first cooking anything on the stove. So I skipped the red pepper, minced the green onion finely, and substituted garlic powder for the garlic. It worked great and tasted yummy. I would reduce or completely omit the curry next time. Also, I might add allspice which is in a lot of Jamaican chicken recipes.

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Posted 9/6/2010 1:53:50 AM REPORT ABUSE danyell3 said:

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It was good. Not as flavorful as I thought with all the spices, but still really yummy. I used great2bgreek suggestion and used some zesty Italian dressing while grilling to keep it very moist. I will make it again.

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