The Ultimate Jerk Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 onion
• 8 garlic cloves
• fresh ginger, sliced
• 3 scallions, sliced
• 3 limes, juice of
• 1 dash low sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper, halved, plus more to taste
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 whole free-range chicken, cut into 10 pieces or 5 lbs chicken
• lime, for garnish
• parsley, for garnish
• smoking chips, soaked in water for 15 minutes

Recipe

• 1 begin by making the jerk marinade. combine all the marinade ingredients in a blender and process until you have a smooth puree.
• 2 add chicken pieces into a large resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade. put the bag into a baking dish and let marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
• 3 preheat grill to high.
• 4 prepare a table-top smoker or take a roasting tray, line it with foil and add some soaked wood chips to the bottom. place a wire rack over the top, upside down, and lay chicken pieces over the chips on the rack. cover with foil and grill over high heat. smoke for 10 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
• 6 transfer the chicken pieces to a baking sheet and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil. bake in the oven "low and slow" until chicken is tender, about 1 hour. remove the chicken from the baking sheet to a serving platter and garnish with limes and parsley before serving.
• 7 read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/the-ultimate-jerk-chicken-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback.