Jerk chicken sw

Ingredients for Syns per Serving | Original - Syn Free Servings | 4

Ingredients
- 4 chicken portions, skinned
- 1 bunch spring onions, trimmed
- 1-2 chillies, deseeded
- 1 garlic clove
- 5cm / 2 inch piece fresh root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp ground allspice
- pinch ground cinnamon
- pinch ground cloves
- 4tbsp white wine vinegar
- 3tbsp light soy sauce
- freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Method
1. Rinse the chicken portions and pat them dry on absorbent kitchen paper. Place them in a shallow dish.

2. Place the spring onions, chillies, garlic, ginger, thyme, paprika, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, wine vinegar, soy sauce and pepper to taste in a food processor and process to make a smooth mixture.

3. Pour the spicy mixture over the chicken. Turn the chicken portions over so that they are well coated in the marinade. Transfer the chicken to the refrigerator and leave to marinate for up to 24 hours.

4. Remove the chicken from the marinade and barbeque over medium hot coals for about 30 minutes, turning the chicken over and basting occasionally with any remaining marinade, until the chicken is cooked through.

5. Transfer the chicken portions to individual serving plates and serve at once.

main courses November 22, 2011 19:01