The Friendliest Jerk Chicken

Spice up your Spring and Summer with a delicious Jerk Chicken recipe, courtesy of our in-house chef at San Antonio Winery, Paso Robles – Chef Dustin! All these flavors will just pop and leave you wanting another leg, another wing, and another breast piece. Marinade for a 3-4 pound chicken 1 cup EVOO 3 medium…

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Spice up your Spring and Summer with a delicious Jerk Chicken recipe, courtesy of our in-house chef at San Antonio Winery, Paso Robles – Chef Dustin! All these flavors will just pop and leave you wanting another leg, another wing, and another breast piece.

Marinade for a 3-4 pound chicken

  • 1 cup EVOO
  • 3 medium onions
  • 4 Scotch bonnet peppers or habanero peppers
  • 2 jalapeños
  • 2 tablespoons thyme
  • 2 tablespoons ground allspice
  • 3 tablespoons crushed garlic cloves
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ground nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons raw ginger
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • Juice of 1 medium onion

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients into a food processor or large blender and blend for 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. Place chicken in a non-metallic container and pour mixture over chicken. If using bone-in, skin-on chicken, be sure the marinade gets under the skin.
  3. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours.
  4. Cook chicken in oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, warm up the BBQ grill and finish cooking chicken there until done.

Once it’s hot and done, serve that baby up with some grilled veggies, seasoned rice, and a bottle of your favorite wine from San Antonio Winery! Enjoy!