Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Jerk chicken recipe...since you asked nicely

Right then....I'm not sure how authentic this is, but here's my slightly adapted recipe for Jerk Chicken kebabs. Served with sticky rice and some veg its enough for 2 people for a main meal (on a hungry day - I had run a decent distance in the cold and it filled me up).

You will need:

2 chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
6 cherry tomatoes
1 courgette (zucchini) sliced into chunks

6 skewers
oven proof dish

Marinade ingredients:

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
pinch ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar (demerera)
1 garlic clove - crushed
1/4 onion - finely chopped
1 teaspoon vinegar (I used white wine vinegar)
Juice of 1/2 lime
pinch chilli flakes or chilli powder
approx tablespoon of water

Mix all the marinade ingredients together. Stir in the chicken until well coated with marinade. Leave to marinade for at least a couple of hours in the fridge (or overnight).
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Thread the meat, tomatoes, and courgette onto skewers, alternating meat and vegetables.
Arrange skewers in oven proof dish and bake in oven for about 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Cook the rice while they bake.

You could serve this with flatbreads instead of rice, or on their own as a starter.
Also, I'm sure the kebabs could be grilled or barbequed just as effectively.

Enjoy!

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