Un-authentic Jerk Chicken

by shaz on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 at 04:15 AM
read more about: Jamaican Inspired. Chicken.

Day 1, Week 1

picture shown is the kiddy version

Jerk Chicken is a traditional Jamaican dish… now I have to say that although the first 18 years of my life was spent living in in the Caribbean, I only heard about Jerk after I moved to Canada!!

Oh, also, I have never eaten authentic Jerk Chicken.

Main Ingredients:
1 whole chicken, cut into small pieces
Gouda Jerk Spice
Trinidadian Curry Powder

Guidelines (quick, easy, but still tasty!):

Pre-heat pot on stovetop, add a little oil, and then put in the washed chicken parts
Cover the chicken in a generous sprinkling of Jerk seasonings, and then evenly sprinkle about 1tbsp of curry powder

Add a drizzle of olive oil on the top and mix it all up for about 3-5 mins on high heat while the chicken gets brown
Add salt and pepper to taste
Once the chicken is evenly covered with the spices and the liquid from the pot is almost gone, add about 4oz (I use a sippy cup to measure) of water and let it cook for about 20 mins on medium heat
Add about 4oz of water again, mix well, let cook for about 20-30 mins more until chicken is ready

Grown-up version was served with rice, beans and salad, kiddy version was served with rice and an avocado-veggie medley.

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Thoughts from Mousehunter

My review: Excellent. Chicken tasted good, and I recommend this dish to anyone. You can spice it up with various rice styles and assorted vegies of your choice.
Rating: ****

Posted by Mousehunter on 09/01 at 06:56 AM

Thoughts from Suroor

I can find 1 whole chicken, and can even cut into small pieces. But, how do I find Gouda Jerk Spice and Trinidadian Curry Powder? :(

Not fair! You make my mouth water with yummy photos of chicken and I can even make it.

Not fair!

Posted by Suroor on 09/01 at 07:58 AM

Thoughts from Surviving

Looks good. We just bought some chicken pieces yesterday. Now I need to see if I can find the spices to try this as well.

Posted by Surviving on 09/01 at 09:29 AM

Thoughts from shaz

ohhh suroor… not many west indian places over there i guess, huh?

well, you could try online…

surviving, if you are in north america, it should be easy to find, any west indian store, or we even get it in the regular supermarket here…
really glad you want to try it!!

Posted by shaz on 10/01 at 04:28 AM