Lisa's Jerk Chicken Recipe

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Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Additional: 8hrs

Total: 8hrs55 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Lisa's Jerk Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup orange juice

1 cup white vinegar

½ cup olive oil

½ cup soy sauce

1 lime

juiced

3 onions

chopped

6 Scotch bonnet chiles

chopped (wear gloves)

8 cloves garlic

chopped

2 tablespoons white sugar

2 tablespoons dried thyme

2 tablespoons ground allspice

2 tablespoons salt

2 teaspoons ground black pepper

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

or more to taste

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

or more to taste

1 teaspoon ground ginger

or more to taste

3 pounds bone-in chicken breast halves with skin

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Pour orange juice vinegar olive oil soy sauce and lime juice into a blender; add onions Scotch bonnet chiles garlic sugar thyme allspice salt black pepper cinnamon nutmeg and ginger. Pulse several times to mix ingredients then blend until jerk marinade is pureed.

Step 2

Set 1/2 cup marinade aside in a small bowl and refrigerate. Place chicken breasts into a large nonreactive bowl and pour remaining jerk sauce over chicken; stir to coat. Refrigerate chicken in marinade 8 hours to overnight.

Step 3

Preheat grill for medium-low heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 4

Remove chicken from marinade discarding used marinade. Cook chicken on the preheated grill until meat is no longer pink inside the skin is browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast not touching bone reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C) about 30 minutes. Baste chicken with reserved 1/2 cup of marinade as it cooks turning chicken occasionally.

Nutritional Information

Lisa's Jerk Chicken Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 433.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 36.8g 74%

Carbohydrates: 20.4g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 3.2g 13%

Sugars: 9.9g

Fat: 23g 35%

Saturated Fat: 4.6g 23%

Cholesterol: 95.8mg 32%

Vitamin A Iu: 269.1IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 22.3mg 171%

Vitamin B6: 0.9mg 53%

Vitamin C: 28.5mg 48%

Folate: 38mcg 10%

Calcium: 88.3mg 9%

Iron: 3.6mg 20%

Magnesium: 58.6mg 21%

Potassium: 572mg 16%

Sodium: 2734.2mg 109%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 206.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.