jerk sauce

This Instant Pot Jerk Chicken Recipe is loaded with hot and spicy flavors of the Caribbean, and is so quick and easy to make!

Instant Pot Jerk Chicken Recipe

chicken,

onion,

ginger, chopped

hot chili peppers

allspice

dry mustard

black pepper

red wine vinegar

soy sauce

garlic, minced

chicken broth

Silpat baking mat

Ninja blender and food processor

Garlic press

Combine all ingredients except chicken in a food...

Combine all ingredients except chicken in a food processor or blender and process until liquified.

Add chicken to the Instant Pot and top...

Add chicken to the Instant Pot and top with sauce. Stir and close Instant Pot. Turn pressure valve to sealed and set manual pressure on high for 12 minutes.

Do a quick release when cooking time has...

Do a quick release when cooking time has elapsed.

Remove chicken from Instant Pot and spread over...

Remove chicken from Instant Pot and spread over a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Drizzle sauce over the chicken.

Serve as is, or for a golden browned...

Serve as is, or for a golden browned finish, set broiler to high and broil for 6-10 minutes, turning once, until chicken is nicely browned.

Serve and enjoy!

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

vegetable oil

brown sugar

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.

This amazing Jamaican Jerk Sauce is so easy to prepare in a food processor or blender and is great on vegetables, tofu, or pasta. It is a popular Jamaican marinade that is recognized internationally and made throughout the diaspora.

Jamaican Jerk Sauce

Escallion onions

1-inch ginger peeled

pimento berries (allspice)

thyme leaves

cinnamon

nutmeg

orange juice

olive oil

organic brown sugar

Bonnet

Salt

Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.

Store jerk sauce in an airtight jar in the refrigerator.

Enjoyed this sauce. I honestly used the sauce sparingly so that I did not have to run out and buy more ingredients. I kept my sauce for about two months and it was still soooo good. Thank you so much for this recipe-- which goes so well with some sautéed chickpeas.

Michelle, I am from Hopewell as well! I remember those days when we had the Fisherman Regatta. I miss going to Old Steamers beach! Congratulations on your success. I'm going to try this recipe tonight. I'm sure it will taste great, like all the other recipes I have tried from your book and this website.

Jerk sauce great. Had to improvise using mango chunks and bit water in place of juice and only had red onions - however worked so well. Now on my favourities list!! Thank you

I’ve tried several jerk recipes on the Internet, yours got it right. All the classic ingredients, and I always use orange juice.  I could never find scotch bonnets locally, so I grow my own.  Thank you for sharing, it’s my go to jerk recipe now.

This jerk sauce is wonderful! Thank you so much for posting it!

Wow, this recipe is the best recipe on the web. Tastes so yummy, I added 1 extra pepper.

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