Jamaican Jerk Rub

Sue Lau's Note:

Nice and spicy, just the way I like it. How about you?

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 3 tablesp ...

• 1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8; teaspoon ground cloves

Directions:

1. Mix together all spices thoroughly and store in an airtight container.
2. To use, rub on chicken, pork, or shrimp 15-20 minutes before grilling.
3. This recipe should do about 3 pounds of meat.

Reviews

[Roosie]

Yummy. I cut down on the cayenne a lot, since what I have is African bird pepper and has 90,000 heat units... I think I used about 1/4 tsp and it was still kickin'. I followed Cookgirl's suggestion and used this to rub a pound of firm tofu. I was really generous with the rub and coated the tofu very well and used a full recipe for the pound. I baked the tofu at 400 for about 1/2 an hour and it turned out great. Nice and flavorful. The flavor was nice and pretty well balanced between sweet and spicy. I think it would be a great idea to marinade your meat (or tofu!) in some lime juice, then rub with this or sprinkle some lime juice over top after cooking... I did feel it needed a bit of tang. But overall, very good!

[Deep South]

Excellent! My DH hates "spicy, " so I left out the cayenne, but otherwise made according to the recipe.

[TheGrumpyChef]

Very spicy stuff! Used this recipe in Jerk-Flavoured Bloody Mary. Delicious! Made for ZWT5 for the Saucy Senoritas.