# Authentic Jamaican Curry Chicken

Tender, well-seasoned chicken cooked down in rich Caribbean curry with fresh herbs, vegetables, and bold island flavor.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- bowl
- pot
- stove

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNR9pLbYs/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a49c3bb6-c9ed-4328-9901-20c333e90cd5
- Extracted: 2026-03-19

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