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  • Bob Marley's Chargrilled-Jerk Chicken with Creamy Cucumber Dipping Sauce

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    The flavors in the following recipe from Bob Marley's Restaurant does a beautiful job of melding together the jerk spices for what is the best jerk marinade I have ever used (homemade or store bought). You get a lovely citrus flavor from the habanero, without a lot of heat, combined with warm spices like allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon, a bit of salt from soy sauce and sweet from atouch of sugar. Read more: http://www.somanyrecipes.com/2010/02/jamaica-bob-marleys-chargrilled-jerk.html#ixzz0gW64YcHs

    Ingredients

    • For the Jerk Marinade:
    • 1 onion, finely chopped
    • 1/2 cup finely chopped scallion
    • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves or 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 teaspoons white sugar
    • 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 2 habanero chiles or scotch bonnets if you can get them
    • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
    • 1 tablespoon cider or white vinegar
    • 2 pounds dark meat chicken pieces
    • 1 recipe cucumber sauce, recipe follows
    • Crispy Sweet Potato Chips
    • For the cucumber dipping sauce:
    • 2-1/4 cups cucumber, finely diced
    • 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sour cream
    • 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
    • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
    • 3/4 teaspoon salt
    • Pinch cayenne pepper
    • 1-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
    • 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped garlic

    Directions

    1. For the marinade:
    2. Mix, in a medium size bowl, onion, scallion, thyme, salt, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, hot pepper, black pepper, soy sauce, oil and vinegar. Place the chicken pieces in a shallow baking dish and cover with the marinade. Marinate in the refrigerator overnight. Place the chicken onto a hot grill and grill until done (165 degree internal temperature.
    3. For the cucumber dipping sauce:
    4. Peel and seed cucumbers and roughly chop. Place in a medium size bowl with remaining ingredients. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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    • ShaleeDP
      ShaleeDP
      This looks interesting and good.

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