Grilled Jerk Chicken

Name: Grilled Jerk Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 4 , scallions; 1/4 cup, vegetable oil; 1/4 cup, soy sauce; 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons, packed brown sugar; 1-2 , habanero chiles, stemmed; 10 sprigs, fresh thyme; 5 , garlic cloves, peeled; 2 1/2 teaspoons, ground allspice; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon, ground ginger; 3 pounds, bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts cut in half crosswise, drumsticks, and/or thighs), trimmed; , Lime wedge

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2019, Cook's Country TV

Jerk chicken packs a punch; we wanted our version to perfectly marry the heat and flavor that are characteristic of this Jamaican favorite.

SERVES4

TIME1½ hours, plus 1 hour marinating

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our version of grilled jerk chicken, we started by creating a jerk paste brimming with spices. We blended fiery habaneros (although Scotch bonnets are more traditional), scallions, and garlic with 10 whole thyme sprigs for a big herby p...

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