Jerk chicken with pineapple12/16/2023 ![]() ![]() Now arrange all the chicken quarters in a baking dish and drizzle your oil. Last, add the Walkerswood jerk seasoning and massage that in as well. Now add all of the dry seasonings to the chicken and massage it in. This dark color will give your chicken the appearance it needs to resemble that “off the grill” look. Take your Walkerswood seasoning and place it in a bowl. You know, by not making this for dinner tonight, and depriving yourself of all things yummy and easy and WHOLE in the world.Now as the saying goes, “real jerk comes from Jamaica!”, but guess what, with Walkerswood jerk seasoning, you can recreate that magic in your own kitchen and although authentic jerk is done outside on a smoker, lets face it, some of us want jerk chicken all year round! Winter, summer, fall, spring, no matter what! I’m going to show you how to recreate this magic in your oven and no one will be able to tell you this wasn’t done on a grill! The moment you open a jar of Walkerswood jerk seasoning, take a whiff of those fresh ground seasonings and your taste buds immediately activate with anticipation of that burst of scotch bonnet pepper, scallion, thyme, and all spice! Ok now, lets get to business!Ĥ tbsp of Walkerswood jerk seasoning (spicy or mild)īegin by preheating your oven to 375 degrees. Now that we’ve determined that this chicken does not earn the “master jerk” title, I wouldn’t want you to accidently fill that spot. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE?īut if, for some reason, you don’t like pineapple? You COULD serve this with a side of Thai mango avocado salad with grilled sweet potatoes for a little Island meets Asian mash up of GOODNESS. If you’ve ever eaten grilled pineapple in your life, you’ll understand me when I say that I could probably write a post devoted JUST to my love for the way the sugar naturally caramelizes on the grill, and how it mix-and-mingles with that fire-y, smoky deliciousness in a way that a person who loves delicious food can only OBSESS about.Īnd, if you haven’t tried grilled pineapple. Pineapple juice though? It’s the perfect tangy burst of (natural!) sweetness that kicks this (RIDICULOUSLY EASY) skewer of happy-belly-making food tastiness into HIGH GEAR and grants it the powers to be something that could very well likely just become part of your dinner rotation for the next, ummm, EVER.Īlso, adding pineapple chunks to your skewers and then grilling them? GOOD LIFE CHOICE. <– This means IX-NAY on sugar of ANY kind. TYPICALLY, the “sweet” component that is SUPER required to balance out all of the spicy habanero shenanigans goin’ on here comes from sugar.īut, you’re been all over the “ whole30 compliant” recipes lately, so I thought you might want some MORE OF THAT. In other news, and speaking of Island things, the specific jerk chicken that your hungry little selves are peepin’ today is MAJORLY on-FLEEK (so trendy right now) in the caribbnean-island-tropical-food department because it’s made with pineapple juice. Pro tip: put your contact lenses in BEFORE you dice your habaneros. More like “why is this magical spicy-sweet food yumminess, with its Island flair, not inside my mouth at every single hour of my LIFE? When I think of putting that in my mouth, my brain does not think “JERK” in the L-E-A-S-T. The classic Caribbean marinade is just POPPIN’ with everything that is good and delicious in the world: spicayyy habanero peppers, creamy coconut oil, warm cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice that is mish-mashed together with ginger and sweet pineapple juice. UPDATED: I finally learned the answer and shared it in the slow cooker Jerk chicken curry! Which is really just an over-dramatic way of saying “quest for the jerk chicken naming knowledge.” But, you know what I mean. I think I might have addressed this VRY IMPORTANT life question in the jerk shrimp stew or vegetarian lettuce wraps with jerk grilled tofu, and I S-T-I-L-L have not found the answer to my quest for the meaning of life. Now you know the inner working of my mind. These are the things that keep me up at night. Like, RLY, what did this tender-juicy chicken full of grill-y, spicy-sweet protein yumminess ever do to THE PERSON WHO NAMED IT? Why did I, the food blogger who could eat mango chicken with coconut cauliflower rice or anything with cauliflower Alfredo ALL DAY LONG, marry someone who doesn’t like CAULIFLOWER?.I mean, they’re made of healthy carbs and fats. Why did the world not include paleo brownies or paleo magic cookie bars as a food group?. ![]() Welcome to the first (and probably the last) episode of “things that I really don’t understand:” This easy jerk chicken recipe uses pineapple juice instead of sugar so it’s Whole30 compliant and paleo friendly! It’s a simple, flavorful weeknight meal that’s perfect for the summer! ![]()
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