Authentic Jamaican Jerk Recipe Jamaica, North America

Name: Jamaican Jerk
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; WET MARINADE; 2 medium onions, shredded; 3 large stalks scallion, mashed in a mortar; large branch of fresh thyme or 2 tbsp dried thyme leaves (if using fresh thyme break up the sprigs and get off as many leaves as possible); 1 scotch bonnet pepper, de-seeded or your preferred hot pepper finely minced (use more pepper if that suits you); 1 head of garlic, peeled and crushed to a paste; 3 tbsp pimento seeds, ground coarsely or ½ tbsp ground pimento; 1 tsp ground nutmeg; 2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup coconut or vegetable oil; DRY RUB; 3 tbsp cracked pimento seeds; 2 tbsp whole pimento seeds; 1 tbsp dry pepper flakes; 2 tbsp dried thyme; 1 tbsp garlic flakes; 2 tsp garlic powder; 3 tbsp dried onion flakes; 2 tbsp paprika (optional); 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp nutmeg powder; 2 tbsp salt

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