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The Jamaican marinade has many versions, but John Torode likes his super spicy with a dash of soy. Serve with coconut basmati rice

Jerk chicken with rice & peas

chicken thighs,bone

lime,halved

hot sauce,to serve (optional)

big bunch spring onions,roughly chopped

thumb-sized piece ginger,roughly chopped

garlic

½ a small onion

scotch bonnetchillies, deseeded if you want less heat

½ tsp dried thyme,or 1 tbsp thyme leaves

lime,juiced

soy sauce

vegetable oil

brown sugar

allspice

basmati rice

coconut milk

spring onions,sliced

thyme

garlic cloves,finely chopped

kidney beans,drained

To make the jerk marinade, combine the spring onions, ginger, garlic, onion, scotch bonnet chillies, dried thyme, lime juice, soy sauce, vegetable oil, brown sugar and ground allspice in a <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/test-five-best-food-processors">food processor</a> along with 1 tsp salt, and blend to a purée. If you’re having trouble getting it to blend, just keep turning off the blender, stirring the mixture, and trying again. Eventually it will start to blend up – don’t be tempted to add water, as you want a thick paste.

Taste the jerk mixture for seasoning – it should taste pretty salty, but not unpleasantly, puckering salty. You can now throw in more chillies if it’s not spicy enough for you. If it tastes too salty and sour, try adding in a bit more brown sugar until the mixture tastes well balanced.

Make a few <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/top-five-cooks-knives">slashes</a> in 12 chicken thighs and pour the marinade over the meat, rubbing it into all the crevices. Cover and leave to marinate overnight in the fridge.

If you want to <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/review/test-best-barbecues-under-ps100">barbecue</a> your chicken, get the coals burning 1 hr or so before you’re ready to cook. Authentic jerked meats are not exactly grilled as we think of grilling, but sort of smoke-grilled. To get a more authentic jerk experience, add some wood chips to your barbecue, and cook your chicken over slow, indirect heat for 30 mins.

To cook in the oven, heat to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the chicken pieces in a <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/review/test-five-best-roasting-tins">roasting tin</a> with the halved lime and cook for 45 mins until tender and cooked through.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare the rice &amp; peas. Rinse the basmati rice in plenty of cold water, then tip it into a large <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/five-best-saucepans">saucepan</a>. Add the coconut milk, spring onions, thyme sprigs, garlic and ground allspice.

Season with salt, add 300ml cold water and set over a high heat. Once the rice begins to boil, turn it down to a medium heat, cover and cook for 10 mins. Add the kidney beans to the rice, then cover with a lid. Leave off the heat for 5 mins until all the liquid is absorbed.

Squeeze the roasted lime over the chicken and serve with the rice &amp; peas, and some hot sauce if you like it really spicy.

Cheap cuts like goat and mutton require slow-cooking in strong spices to tenderise - this one-pot is a taste sensation

Goat curry

onion,

ginger, chopped

scotch bonnet chillies, chopped

curry leaves

tbsp mild curry powder

mutton

can chopped tomato

300 milliliters lamb or beef stock

kidney beans

lemon

coriander,

(Jamaican

Place the onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor and blend to a purée. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish, add the onion mixture and cook for 5 mins until softened. Add the chillies, curry leaves, thyme, curry powder and 2 tsp salt. Cook for 2-3 mins until fragrant.

Tip the mutton or goat into the pan. Cook for 5 mins over a medium-high heat until the meat has browned. Add the chopped tomatoes and stock. Increase the heat, bring to the boil and cook for 10 mins. Reduce heat, cover and leave to simmer gently for 2½ hrs – remove the lid for the final 30 mins of cooking.

Add the beans to heat through, plus more chilli if you want it spicier. After 5 mins more, remove from the heat. Add the lemon juice and coriander, and stir well. Serve with warmed roti and rice.

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