In the Kitchen with Ken: Jerk Chicken

Jerk chicken

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/3 cup dark rum

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup lime juice

1/2 cup lemon juice

1 Vidalia onion, finely chopped

1 tablespoon Pickapeppa sauce

1/2 tablespoon thyme

Salt/pepper to taste

1 tablespoon allspice

1 tablespoon 8th Wonder spice blend

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 pineapple, chopped

4 garlic cloves, diced

4 jalapeño peppers, diced

2 cayenne peppers, diced

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

4 to 5 pounds of bone-in, skin-on chicken

If you're using any whole fresh spices (such as allspice, cloves or cinnamon), place in a coffee grinder and process.

Then, combine all ingredients except chicken in a large mixing bowl and mix well. You could also put everything in a food processor and blend to make a paste, but I like to dice everything up for a chunkier sauce.

Place chicken in a large dish and cover with the spice mixture. Tuck some of the mixture under the skin for extra flavor. Cover dish and let chicken sit overnight or for 24 to 48 hours -- the longer you leave it, the more flavor will soak into the chicken.

Remove the chicken and place on the grill, skin side down, over direct heat. Cook 3-5 minutes, then turn and cook 3-5 minutes on the other side. Then, move chicken to indirect heat for 45 minutes to one hour over a drip pan. Cook until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.

Place leftover marinade from chicken pan in a small pot. Bring to a boil, and cook until it reduces and begins to caramelize. Pour over the grilled chicken. Serve hot.

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[samyjoe1964]

awwwwwww nice try but hon u got it all wrong and u got too much fire!!!! u dont need fire u need heat to slow cook the chicken and whats up with that marinate?????? yuck!!

[rudierustik]

People...people, calm down. this is how he likes his jerk chicken. im sure he enjoyed it on a trip to jamaica, but was prob too drunk or high to remember what it really taste like. he seems like a good guy...if you dont like it then do it your way. he does have a number of things right i must say....even better than many jamaicans can do jerk chicken.

[hyahill]

You need to come to Jamaica and see first hand how THIS IS DONE. Our jerk chicken dont look nothing like that. dat a bunup chicken

[chocolate3107]

sorry that is not jerk chicken,that is burnt chicken,jerk should be cooked slowly .but there again ken dont look like he is a jamaican to me.

[MrDondadda22]

yo dis is no bloodclatt jerk chicken

[kritikalmass7]

One of the ingredients had too much sugar in it, that's why it got burnt like that- the other ones must have been really bad b/c he started out w/ a whole pan full of them and only ended up w/ 4. Oh well, nice effort all the same!

[GreatWhitePope]

@BaroqueShadows (CONTINUED) Think about that the next time you wanna tell people they will get cancer from eating "burnt carbon". You just got learned.

[GreatWhitePope]

@BaroqueShadows About 2/3 of the people on earth have the H. Pylori bacteria in them which is one of the leading causes of ulcers in the stomach and small intestine. If that wasn't bad enough its one of the major causes of gastric cancer. Many people go unaware of being infected with this bacteria as it could take up to decades for it to take effect and is VERY easily spread among others. Most doctors don't even test you for it until you have cancer or ulcers already. (CONTINUED)

[BaroqueShadows]

@GreatWhitePope you can eat burnt carbon all you like. You will get cancer.

[GreatWhitePope]

@BaroqueShadows Looks like the only thing jerked here is you. ya big jerk