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Plenty of heat and spice to bring your tastebuds on a journey to the Caribbean.

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Try our Jamaican chicken recipe and learn how to make a marinated jerk chicken; a fragrant, fiery hot, and smoky dish paired perfectly with Guinness Extra Stout. See the full list of ingredients and recipe below.

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Difficulty
Difficulty
Medium
Prep Time
Prep Time
30 mins
Serves
Serves
4
Cooking Time
Cooking Time
1 hour 30 mins

Ingredients

8 Chicken legs

8 Chicken thighs

1 Large Spanish onion, roughly chopped

3 Spring Onions

1 tbsp allspice

3 Sprigs fresh thyme

1 tsp Ground nutmeg

1/3 (2.3oz) cup soy sauce

1 Scotch bonnet

2 tbsp Malt vinegar

3 tbsp Rum (optional)

2 tbsp Lime juice

2/3(3.9oz) cup brown sugar

2/3(4.2fl.oz) cup ginger beer

2 garlic cloves

2 limes

1 Avocado

Method

• Place chicken legs and thighs into a 1 gallon sealable plastic bag

• To create the marinade, place onion, scallions, allspice, thyme, nutmeg, soy sauce, scotch bonnet, malt vinegar, rum, lime juice, brown sugar, ginger beer, and garlic cloves into a blender. Blend until the ingredients become a smooth purée

• Pour half of the marinade over your chicken in the plastic bag. Let chicken marinate in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours

• Place chicken on a grill over low to medium heat. Try not to move the chicken pieces until the chicken has a good sear

• Baste chicken pieces with the remaining marinade every 10 minutes

• Cook until juices run clear (approximately 1–1 1⁄2 hours) depending on the size of your chicken pieces

• Enjoy with rice & beans, avocado, limes, and a cold Guinness Extra Stout

• If you have an outdoor grill, try grilling with pimento wood for exceptional flavor

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