Jerk Chicken with Pineapple Salsa
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Light a fire in the Somerset grill.
- 2Peel and roughly chop the scotch bonnets, red onion, garlic cloves, spring onions, ginger, and fresh thyme.
- 3Place the chopped fresh ingredients into a blender.
- 4Add soy sauce, white vinegar, lime juice, brown sugar, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, salt, pepper, and olive oil to the blender.
- 5Blend all marinade ingredients to a fairly smooth consistency.
- 6Take the chicken, remove the backbone using kitchen scissors, and flatten it.
- 7Make incisions in the chicken.
- 8Generously coat the chicken with the jerk marinade, ensuring it gets into the incisions.
- 9Prepare the grill, ensuring there are lovely embers coming down.
- 10Place a bed of bay leaves on the grill grates.
- 11Place the marinated chicken skin side up on top of the bay leaves on the grill.
- 12If available, use a tapper to create a smoky oven effect over the chicken.
- 13For the salsa, finely slice the red onion and garlic, and roughly chop the coriander.
- 14Add the sliced onion, garlic, and chopped coriander to a bowl.
- 15Add finely diced pickled jalapenos, salt, pepper, a bit of honey, and soy sauce to the bowl.
- 16Cut the pineapple into fingers.
- 17Grill the pineapple fingers over high heat.
- 18Brush the pineapple with a mix of honey and soy sauce as it grills.
- 19Once the pineapple starts to caramelize, remove it from the grill.
- 20Chop the grilled pineapple into smaller pieces.
- 21Add the chopped grilled pineapple to the salsa bowl and mix well.
- 22Brush the chicken on the grill with more marinade.
- 23Flip the chicken so the breast side is down and closest to the fire.
- 24Remove the cooked jerk chicken from the grill.
- 25Garnish the chicken with sliced red chilies and chopped spring onions.
- 26Serve the jerk chicken with the pineapple salsa and other sides like rice and beans.
Ingredients
- 2 Scotch bonnets
- 1 red onion
- 5 garlic cloves
- 4 spring onions
- 60 ml soy sauce
- 60 ml white vinegar
- 1 Juice of a lime
- 2 inches ginger
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp allspice
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- to taste Salt
- to taste Pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil or rapeseed oil
- 1 chicken
- 1 bunch bay leaves
- 1 pineapple
- 1 small red onion
- 2 pickled jalapenos
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 handful fresh coriander
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp honey
Equipment
Somerset Grill Co Grandeblenderkitchen scissorsknifebowlstappertongsbrush
Tips
- If you happen to have a tapper, these are handy for creating a nice little smoky oven.
- Brush the pineapple with honey and soy sauce as it cooks.
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