Jamaican jerk chicken

Serves : 4

Preparation time : 5 minutes

Marinade : 12 to 24 hours

Cooking time : 60 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cut in half
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 4 green onion stalks, sliced into rings
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) brown sugar
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) soy sauce
• 90 ml (6 tbsp) canola oil
• 60 ml (4 tbsp) ginger powder
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) dried thyme
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) nutmeg, grated
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) cinnamon powder
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) allspice
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) white vinegar
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. In a pot of boiling water, add stock cube, chicken and boil for 30 minutes.
2. Remove and let chicken cool.
3. In a bowl, combine the shallots, scallions, garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, oil, ginger, thyme, nutmeg, cinnamon, chili pepper and vinegar, then add the chicken, cover and marinate for 12 to 24 hours.
4. Preheat barbecue.
5. Turn off the heat on one side of the barbecue and place the chicken on the grill on that side, close the lid and cook for 10 minutes.
6. Brush with marinade, then turn the chicken over and cook for a further 10 minutes.
7. Brush with marinade again and grill the chicken, directly on the grill under the flame, for 5 minutes on each side, until nicely colored.