Real Jerk Chicken!

neuyawk · 12-06-2012, 04:12 PM

Serious Eats has a great write up on jerk chicken in Jamaica. I live pretty close to the 4th most concentrated Jamaican population in the US but have never seen this. Largely because we don't have pimento wood. There's so many parallels with NC BBQ here

1. Wood burned to coals and chicken laid over greenwood
2. Vinegar and scotch bonnet pepper sauce (LOVE SB peppers)
3. Removed from bones and chopped.

buccaneer · 12-06-2012, 04:21 PM

Oh maing, now I am HUNGRY!

smokainmuskoka · 12-06-2012, 04:27 PM

A plate of that would look great on the table in front of me!
Thanks for posting.

Arlin_MacRae · 12-06-2012, 04:27 PM

Ooh lawd...that looks really good. Waitin' to see what Phrasty posts!

goro25 · 12-06-2012, 04:34 PM

I heart jerk.

Bonewagon · 12-06-2012, 04:34 PM

That looks absolutely delicious!

fingerlickin' · 12-06-2012, 05:54 PM

That looks farking fantastic. Damn elusive pimento wood.

tyotrain · 12-06-2012, 05:58 PM

Looks great

Have fun and happy smoking
BBQ UP

wingpirate · 12-06-2012, 06:26 PM

That is a thing of beauty. I had jerk chicken at a rest stop in Jamaica outside of Ocho Rios, and I have yet to find anything that rivals that flavor in the US.

Hoss · 12-06-2012, 09:49 PM

Kinda make you wonder who taught them N.C. Boys how to Q don't it????

Just a fyi.....
http://www.barbecuebible.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=775

MisterChrister · 12-06-2012, 10:14 PM

The food looks Dy-no-mite GOOD

but is that galvanized tin he's using as a lid?

que_dawg · 12-07-2012, 06:49 AM

One of my favorite all time dishes. I have to get to Jamaica soon. I love me some jerk chicken.

jazzybadger · 12-07-2012, 07:47 AM

I've always wanted to make this stuff, especially after some episode of Chopped I saw. Man, that stuff looked good. What always held me off was the lack of the wood. I'm gonna give this allspice berries foil packet a go though, see how it all pans out.

Thanks for posting, both you guys!

scotts1919 · 12-07-2012, 11:59 AM

I love jerk chicken as well. Wife and I had our honeymoon in Jamaica and definitely had our share of jerk pork and chicken.

One good product i have found that's a great marinade is the walkerswood products. They have them on amazon but i have recently found them locally at world market.

http://www.walkerswood.com/

Very authentic and tasty!

neuyawk · 12-07-2012, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoss

Kinda make you wonder who taught them N.C. Boys how to Q don't it????

Just a fyi.....
http://www.barbecuebible.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=775

I guess the answer would be the Virginians as per much published research on the topic. NC seems to be oldest preservation of the practice though

But to take your thought process a bit further, let's say some tea sipping colonialist back in ye olde whenever in Viriginia did learn the process thru either trade with the Caribbeans or slaves, it seems that many of these cultures practice a very pungent "rub" on their animals. That didn't really seem to get transferred over i.e the uses of all that spices. I'm wondering if it was simply a matter of accessibility to spices? Or did they like the smoking part but not the spice paste part.

12-06-2012, 04:12 PM	#1
neuyawk is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-15-12 Location: Flushing, Queens NYC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Real Jerk Chicken! Serious Eats has a great write up on jerk chicken in Jamaica. I live pretty close to the 4th most concentrated Jamaican population in the US but have never seen this. Largely because we don't have pimento wood. There's so many parallels with NC BBQ here 1. Wood burned to coals and chicken laid over greenwood 2. Vinegar and scotch bonnet pepper sauce (LOVE SB peppers) 3. Removed from bones and chopped. __________________ Bubba Grill Super Cooker. Bringing Carolina Whole Hog BBQ to NYC www.arrogantswine.com

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12-06-2012, 04:27 PM	#4
Arlin_MacRae Moderator Join Date: 04-14-04 Location: Choctaw, OK Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Ooh lawd...that looks really good. Waitin' to see what Phrasty posts! __________________ Arlin MacRae NB El Dorado Offset, Primo Oval Junior, Traeger Model 075 Pellet Pooper, Big Chief, Kingfisher Kooker 14" gas/wood combo, PBC Brethren Edition Home Brewer, Murderer of Squirrels, Armadillo Inspector Flaming Pig Head Mod Black (Stealth) Thermapen Driver - you saw NOTHING Certified KCBS BBQ Judge Missin' KC...

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fingerlickin' Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-08-10 Location: Boyertown, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That looks farking fantastic. Damn elusive pimento wood. __________________ Jason "I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's a$$, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it". - Tommy Callahan III XL Big Green Egg, 22.5 Weber OTS, WSJ Gold/Mini WSM, 18" & 22" WSM Flyers Orange Thermapen WAEFAY...WWGALD???

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smokainmuskoka Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-30-11 Location: Huntsville, Ontario, Canada Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A plate of that would look great on the table in front of me! Thanks for posting.

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goro25 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-10-10 Location: So Cal Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I heart jerk.

12-06-2012, 05:58 PM	#8
tyotrain is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-09-12 Location: Madrid, NY Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Looks great Have fun and happy smoking BBQ UP __________________ LOCKED-N-LOADED BBQ TEAM Sponsored by SummerHaven Pools, spas, fireplaces and grills www.locked-n-loadedbar-b-q.com Backwoods Maze XL Green Egg Large Green Egg Backwoods G2 Party 22.5 WSM BBQ Guru

12-06-2012, 06:26 PM	#9
wingpirate Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-25-11 Location: Piperton, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That is a thing of beauty. I had jerk chicken at a rest stop in Jamaica outside of Ocho Rios, and I have yet to find anything that rivals that flavor in the US. __________________ Wing Cook - Too Sauced to Pork BBQ

12-06-2012, 09:49 PM	#10
Hoss is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-31-09 Location: Hernando,MS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Kinda make you wonder who taught them N.C. Boys how to Q don't it???? Just a fyi..... http://www.barbecuebible.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=775

12-06-2012, 10:14 PM	#11
MisterChrister is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-28-12 Location: Richland Center, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The food looks Dy-no-mite GOOD but is that galvanized tin he's using as a lid? __________________ '69 Redhead 2X Stainless Performers TS Performer Mystery Blue OTG Simpsons SJ SJG WGA A "few" others

12-07-2012, 06:49 AM	#12
que_dawg On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-29-10 Location: Gainesville, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One of my favorite all time dishes. I have to get to Jamaica soon. I love me some jerk chicken. __________________ Superior SS-1 Superior SS-2 KCBS CBJ #54922 Right On Que BBQ Team Head Pitmaster In Charge, Superior Smokers

12-07-2012, 07:47 AM	#13
jazzybadger Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Jazzy Gerbil Land. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've always wanted to make this stuff, especially after some episode of Chopped I saw. Man, that stuff looked good. What always held me off was the lack of the wood. I'm gonna give this allspice berries foil packet a go though, see how it all pans out. Thanks for posting, both you guys! __________________ The Life of the Knife is Ended By! The Wife.

12-07-2012, 11:59 AM	#14
scotts1919 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 09-22-11 Location: Streamwood IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I love jerk chicken as well. Wife and I had our honeymoon in Jamaica and definitely had our share of jerk pork and chicken. One good product i have found that's a great marinade is the walkerswood products. They have them on amazon but i have recently found them locally at world market. http://www.walkerswood.com/ Very authentic and tasty!