Jerk Chicken
prep 10 min total 20-50 min serves 5-6
One of my favourite BBQ recipes – Jerk Chicken! Inspired by my love for Jamaican barbecue, this recipe is easy, full of flavour and has a spicy kick that I love.
INGREDIENTS
1 whole chicken (4-5 lbs)
½ tbsp of My Greek Landlord’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ tbsp of butter
1 jar of My Jerk Marinade
1 lime
½ tbsp of My Greek Landlord’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ tbsp of butter
1 jar of My Jerk Marinade
1 lime
INSTRUCTIONS
- Purchase whole chicken (4-5 lbs) and have butcher cut it in half (butterflied)
- Pound the chicken to an even thickness using a meat mallet
- Place the chicken in a bowl, and coat with My Jerk Marinade (using approximately ¾ of the jar)
- Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours, or, for best results, overnight
- On Grill: Preheat grill to a high heat. Cook chicken for 8-10 minutes (per side) until internal temperature reaches 160°F. Wrap in tin foil and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
- In Oven:
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat
- Once hot add ½ tbsp olive oil and ½ tbsp butter
- Place chicken in pan and sear until golden brown on each side
- Place seared chicken in baking pan and bake in oven for 45 mins (until internal temperature reaches 160°F).
- Wrap in tin foil and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
- For additional flavour, top with remaining ¼ jar of My Jerk Marinade and the juice of 1 lime
What is your recipe for Jerk Chicken.
Hey Brenda – See recipe in post https://chuckhughes.ca/jerk-chicken/
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Instructions say: “On Grill: Preheat grill to a high heat. Cook chicken on grill for 6 to 8 minutes, until juices run clear”. Should it read “6-8min per side”? Even then, the cook time seems much too short. It usually takes me at least 25 min total cook time for a 5lb spatchcock chicken on high heat on my BBQ.
Thanks for the message. You’re right, there is a “per-side” missing. Thank you for catching that and our apologies the confusion. I’ve updated the recipe to add a bit more clarification.
I just marinated some chicken with Chuck’s Jerk marinade . I noticed that the nutritional label says 0g sugar for 3T marinade. However, the ingredients list shows brown sugar and molasses. I guess there is so little used that for 3T marinade, the sugar content is negligible?