Authentic jerk chicken

[Garlick]

Now I only have the chicken purchased at events like the Notting Hill carnival to go on, but I am told that NHC serves some very good jerk chicken and I find it rather tasty.

Do any of you know how to create a nice, authentic and spicy jerk chicken as I would like to have it for dinner tonight...or later this week if I need to leave it to marinate.

Thanks in advance

[Plotloss]

http://www.jamaicatravelandculture.com/food_and_dr...

[Garlick]

Plotloss said:

http://www.jamaicatravelandculture.com/food_and_dr...

Have you tried this one mate?

[Don]

No idea about authenticity but I reckon the Schwartz Jamaican Jerk seasoning available in Sainsburys (et al) is bloody lovely.

I mix it with a little groundnut oil and smear it all over chicken legs and then roast them...

[paulmurr]

[Futurama]

Is there no meat this man can't jerk?

[/Futurama]

[Melman Giraffe]

Don said:

No idea about authenticity but I reckon the Schwartz Jamaican Jerk seasoning available in Sainsburys (et al) is bloody lovely.

I mix it with a little groundnut oil and smear it all over chicken legs and then roast them...

There is also one called Bushman which is the dogs

[Wadeski]

Ive tried the JT&C one and found it a little dissapointing to be honest, and the same can be said for Walkerswood (authentic jamaican brand) jerk paste.

to be honest i think the problem is the oven - unless its on that slow cooking oil drum bbq you dont get the smoky, dry flavour.

[dreaddan]

you may struggle to replicte the stuff at the crnival as it will be a famaly recipie which are genually closly garded secrits (as I've found out).
Alot of them seem to consist of a maranade and a finish which helps the final flavour.
Some of the flavour will also come from bbqing as well.

I quite like the walkserwood jars (there 2 types seasoning and paste it might be worth trying the other) and as I cant find any walkerswood were using dunns river jerk paste.

I've got a recipie which is quite good which I'll dig out later if you want.

Dan