Jerk Chicken with Mango Salsa

Prep: 45 min

Total Time: 2:30

Servings: 8

Notes:

No Spice — remove all seeds Medium Spice — add seeds from two habaneros Regular Spice — add half of the seeds

Ingredients

Jerk Marinade

4 Green Onions, chopped

7 Garlic Cloves, chopped

1 Onion, chopped

6 fresh Scotch Bonnet or Habanero Chile, stemmed and seeded

1/4 cup fresh Lime Juice

2 tablespoons Soy Sauce

3 tablespoons Olive Oil

1 1/2 tablespoons Salt

1 tablespoon packed Brown Sugar

1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme Leaves

2 teaspoons Ground Allspice

2 teaspoons Black Pepper

3/4 teaspoon freshly Grated Nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

Chicken

4 Chicken Breast Halves with Skin and Bones, (3 pounds), halved crosswise

2 1/2 to 3 pounds Chicken Thighs and Drumsticks

Salsa

2 Mangoes

1 Purple Onion

1 Limes

½ - 1 cup Cilantro

1 Jalapeño

Generously seasoned with Salt and Pepper

Instructions

Make Marinade

Blend all marinade ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Marinate and Cook Chicken

Rub marinade under chicken skin. Divide chicken between two sealable plastic bags. Seal bags, pressing out excess air, then turn bags over several times to distribute marinade. Put bags of chicken in a shallow pan and marinate, chilled, turning once or twice, 1 day.

Let chicken stand at room temperature 1 hour before cooking.

If cooking the chicken in the oven, roast chicken in two large baking pans in the upper and lower thirds of at 400 degrees, switching the position of the pans halfway through the roasting, 40-45 minutes total. If grilling the chicken, see recipe for instructions.

Make the Mango Salsa

In a medium bowl, stir together all the ingredients. Serve immediately or store the salsa in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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