Bob Marley's Jamaican Jerk Chicken Skewers

Submitted by Sharon123

"From Emeril Lagasse Emeril Live show, this has gotten great reviews! This is served at the Marley Cafe in Orlando, Florida. This is traditionally served with cucumber sauce and yucca fries(you can sub french fries). I have given the recipe for the sauce. Prep time includes marinating overnight. This is also popular in Florida."

 

• Ready In: 10hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 23
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Jerk Marinade

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped scallion
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 hot pepper, finely ground (or 2 Scotch bonnet peppers)
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 lbs chicken breasts, dice 1/2-inch thick
• 12 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 2 hours

• CUCUMBER DIPPING SAUCE

• 1 1⁄2 lbs cucumbers
• 3⁄4 - 1 cup sour cream
• 3⁄4 - 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄8 cup cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon salt (or less to taste)
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic

directions

1. Marinade:

2. Mix together onion, scallion, thyme, salt, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, hot pepper, black pepper, soy sauce, oil and vinegar. These ingredients can also be combined in a food processor.
3. Skewer 2 1/2 ounces of chicken onto each skewer(about 4 pieces). Place the skewers in a shallow baking dish and cover with the marinade. Marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
4. Place the skewers onto a hot grill and grill until done, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.

5. For the dipping sauce:

6. Peel and seed cucumbers and roughly chop. Add sour cream and mayonnaise. Add rest of ingredients and puree in a blender. Yield: about 1 1/2 quarts.

Reviews

[CarolAT]

Great chicken recipe. I really liked the spices for the chicken. They were a little spicy but not as strong as other jerk recipes. I could not find bonnet peppers and substituted a jalapeno pepper in the marinade. Marinating the chicken overnight made the chicken so tender that you could cut it with a fork. The cucumber dipping sauce was a hit. However, next time I will be making half the recipe because I had a lot left over. Thanks for posting this great recipe. Made for ZWT5.

 

[evelynathens]

The kebabs were so good. I had them marinating overnight and all I can say is that the meat was very juice and tender and lip-smackingly spicy. The cucumber dipping sauce was a delicious cool accompaniment.

 

[Kim127]

Oh, so yummy!!! I put this recipe together in the morning and grilled them that evening, so they marinated about 8 hours. I also couldn't find scotch bonnet peppers and had to sub in jalapeno. Loved the flavor of the chicken, it had spice without being too spicy, lol, if that makes sense. I halved the cucumber sauce and it still made quite a bit. The sauce is awesome!! and is a must with the chicken, the two went together perfectly. Made for Las Mistico Magicos Sirenas - ZWT5.

 

[FolkDiva]

Very nice chicken!!! The spice blend made for a wonderful Caribbean flavor and the cucumber dipping sauce was a HUGE hit! (I do not have a food processor, so simply diced the onions and peppers...including one scotch bonnett...pretty finely.) We actually liked the small pieces of chopped onion and pepper that remained with the chicken through the grilling process. For the sauce, I simply grated the cucumber and mixed well with the other ingredients....worked out fine. (*for two pounds of chicken, I prepared half the cucumber dip recipe and it was plenty.) Made for ZWT5 and served with recipe #307224 and plenty of Red Stripe! Delicious! Thank you for posting.

 

[JessFontenot]

SO good. I wouldn't change a thing about this recipe. It turned out perfectly, the flavors were out of this world, and the sauce was just the icing on a perfect cake. I added a pinch more cayenne to my taste. Great on the grill, and just as delicious in the oven.