Jerk Chicken is marinated in a flavorful and spicy Jerk Chicken Marinade and cooked on the grill. This marinade is made with scallions, onion, spicy pepper, garlic, lime and an aromatic array of spices that infuse a great amount of flavor into the chicken. This chicken is baba ganoush grill, spicy, and aromatic but the spice level can be easily adjusted. For BEST results, marinate chicken overnight.
For the grilling season, you need many marinade and dry rub recipes so try my Greek Chicken Marinade and the Ultimate Dry Rub. Jerk Chicken marinated in a flavorful and spicy Jerk Chicken Marinade and cooked on the grill. JERK CHICKEN Jerk Chicken is a chicken that has either been dry rubbed with Jerk seasoning or marinated in Jerk Marinade. Most commonly, this chicken is cooked on the grill but you can also roast it in the oven. I prefer to cook it on the grill because the marinade flavors are beautifully enhanced by adding the smoke from the grill.
The most important ingredients in the marinade is scallions, spicy pepper, aromatic spices like allspice, and lime. When a recipes is this spicy, there is also a need for the balance of flavor and that’s why I believe that sugar is also quite important. Most other ingredients are added to increase the overall flavor of the chicken. I’ve had a lot of experience with Jerk Chicken, whether it was marinated or dry rubbed.
