
How To Make Grilled Jerk Chicken
Here’s another irresistible chicken recipe made with spicy Caribbean-style grilled jer chicken cooked deliciously on a warm grill basting with marinade.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspsalt
- 2tbspgarlic powder
- 1tbspwhite sugar
- 1tbspground allspice
- 1tbspthyme,dried
- 1½tspcayenne pepper
- 1½tspground black pepper
- 1½tspground sage
- ¾tspground nutmeg
- ¾tspground cinnamon
- ¾cupwhite vinegar
- ½cupfresh orange juice
- ¼cupsoy sauce
- ¼cupolive oil
- 1lime,juiced
- 1cupwhite onion,finely chopped
- 3green onions,diced
- 1scotch bonnet chile pepper,chopped
- 4chicken breasts,skinless boneless, trimmed
Instructions
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Combine salt, garlic powder, sugar, allspice, thyme, cayenne, black pepper, sage, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
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While beating with a wire whisk, slowly add vinegar, orange juice, soy sauce, olive oil, and lime juice.
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Add onion, green onions, and chile pepper then mix well. Add chicken breasts, cover, and marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
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Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove the chicken from the marinade. Reserve.
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Cook chicken on the preheated grill, basting with the reserved marinade frequently until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear for about 6 to 8 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the chicken.
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An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 519.38kcal
- Fat:Â 30.40g
- Saturated Fat:Â 6.75g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.18g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 16.60g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 5.06g
- Carbohydrates:Â 20.92g
- Fiber:Â 3.50g
- Sugar:Â 8.86g
- Protein:Â 39.94g
- Cholesterol:Â 111.36mg
- Sodium:Â 995.96mg
- Calcium:Â 86.03mg
- Potassium:Â 766.56mg
- Iron:Â 2.89mg
- Vitamin A: 73.20µg
- Vitamin C:Â 43.85mg
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