Jerk Chicken 🐓
Bringing Jamaica 🇯🇲 BBQ to your Backyard
Welcome Back Everyone, 🔥
A quick back-to-back this weekend. We just wrapped up Salmon & Harissa <48 hours ago… and now I’ve got another recipe drop that’s been requested multiple times….
We’re goin’ to Jamaica 🇯🇲, mahn! “Lard ‘ave marcy!”
Jerk Chicken is on the menu today 🐓 🌶 🔥
We have done quite a bit of chicken lately, so next week we are going to hit up some Grade A vegetable recipes as summer is coming to an end… don’t miss it!
“Few” Knife Release
Circling back quickly… The limited knife release literally sold out within minutes.
To be honest, I wasn’t sure how much interest there would be so it was nice to see such a quick and enthusiastic response.
For those who missed out on the drop and want a chance to get one, drop me a DM. I’m in talks with the knifemaker to arrange another drop if more people are interested.
These came out so nice, and I’m jelly I didn’t even get to keep one 😂
Jerk Chicken 🐓 🌶 🔥
The term “BBQ” is very polarizing because depending on what part of the world you are in, it can mean direct heat, indirect heat, rubs, marinades, no rubs, no marinades… it gets dizzying but fun.
When you think of ‘BBQ’ & ‘Jamaica’ you will surely think of Jerk Chicken.
In this style of BBQ, marinated chicken is cooked over low-coals that are made by lighting fresh pimento branches (which is the same tree that allspice berries are taken from).
The marinade is very spice forward… all-spice being essential. On top of that, fragrant herbs 🌿 and chilis 🌶 combine with some salty-sweet elements to make a flavor bomb paste.
So how do we adapt this for our backyard?
You likely don’t have fresh pimento branches in your back yard to light up. 😂
Fear not, I’m going to show you a hack method to get the same perfumed smoke into your chicken, without have to baby sit and flip every few minutes.
While a lot of marinades fail to deliver on the spicy, robust flavor… I’ve been using this recipe for years and has never let me down. Unless you’re a chili pepper cyborg this will bring the heat fully, and I’ve got some tips to bring it down for those that want just a hint of heat
What to serve with this BBQ delicacy?
Pickled Pineapple 🍍
You heard me… this pickled pineapple is the perfect accompaniment to this BBQ Chicken that will be a classic go-to for you… from now on 😉
Grab your fire starters… let’s cook!
