Authentic Jamaican Curry Chicken

35m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Wash the 5 lb chicken (cut up and clean) with lime and vinegar.
  2. 2Wash the chicken skin with lime and vinegar.
  3. 3Season the chicken with 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 0.5 tsp ginger powder, 0.5 tsp black pepper, 0.5 tsp pimentos, 1 tbsp Better Pork curry powder, and 2 tbsp all-purpose seasoning.
  4. 4Add sweet peppers, chopped onions, chopped ginger, chopped scallions, and three cloves chopped garlic to the chicken.
  5. 5Massage the seasoning into the chicken.
  6. 6Cover the chicken and allow it to marinate for 2 hours.
  7. 7Season the chicken skin with a pinch of salt.
  8. 8Turn on the stove and allow the pot to get hot.
  9. 9Add the chicken skin to the hot pot and fry until all the oil is rendered.
  10. 10After 4 minutes of frying, flip the chicken skin over and fry for another 3 minutes.
  11. 11Remove the chicken skin from the oil.
  12. 12Remove some of the oil from the pot if there is too much.
  13. 13Season the oil with 1 tbsp green seasoning and 1 tbsp curry powder.
  14. 14Burn the curry in the oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
  15. 15Add the marinated chicken to the pot.
  16. 16Cover the pot and cook for 15 minutes.
  17. 17After 15 minutes, give it a stir.
  18. 18Wash out the bowl where the chicken was seasoned and marinated with 1 cup of hot water to get all the seasoning.
  19. 19Add the water with the seasoning to the pot.
  20. 20Add one pepper at a time to the pot.
  21. 21Add carrots and potato to the pot.
  22. 22Cover the pot and cook for 15 more minutes.
  23. 23Add scallion and onions to the pot.
  24. 24Cover the pot and cook for 5 more minutes.
  25. 25Turn off the stove.

Ingredients

  • 5 lb chicken, cut up and clean
  • lime
  • vinegar
  • chicken skin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 0.5 tsp ginger powder
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 0.5 tsp pimentos
  • 1 tbsp Better Pork curry powder
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose seasoning
  • sweet peppers
  • chopped onions
  • chopped ginger
  • chopped scallions
  • 3 cloves chopped garlic
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp green seasoning
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1 pepper
  • carrots
  • potato
  • scallion
  • onions

Equipment

bowlpotstove

Tips

  • If you don't want to use the chicken skin to get the oil, you can use vegetable oil or any oil of your choice.