Memorial Day Jerk Chicken

From Carrie Morey's Hot Little Suppers cookbook

Memorial Day Jerk Chicken

Ingredients

  • • 5 bay leaves, crumbled then chopped
  • • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • • 1 teaspoon salt
  • • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • • 1 tablespoon allspice
  • • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • • 2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
  • • 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
  • • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • • Zest and juice of 2 limes (about 2 teaspoons zest and 3 to 4 tablespoons juice)
  • • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • • Salt and freshly ground coarse black pepper to taste
  • • 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces (or 8 chicken pieces of your preference)

 

What should you serve with Jerk Chicken?

 

For a hot Memorial Day weekend, serve with a cold salad like the Grapefruit and Avocado Salad or Cucumber & Avocado Summer Salad with Biscuit Croutons.

 

Jerk Chicken

Instructions

Hot Little Tip

For the hot summer days in the South, throw this delicious chicken on top a cold, refreshing salad.
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