jerk chicken
Spicy Caribbean dish
Jerk chicken is a Jamaican dish in which chicken is marinated in a fiery spice mixture built around allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers, then grilled or smoked.
The word jerk refers to this style of seasoning and cooking, which produces meat that is deeply flavored, spicy, and slightly charred.
We picked up jerk chicken from the Caribbean food truck.
The technique can also be applied to pork, fish, and other proteins.
- scotch bonnetLantern-shaped tropical chile
- grillCooking surface over fire
- allspiceMultiplex tropical seasoning
- thymeAromatic culinary herb
- spicyHaving strong heat
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