Jerk chicken drumsticks
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Trois fois par jour
4-6
Portions
10 min
Prepping
20 min
Cooking
Recipe
Easy
Ingredients
- 10-12 Exceldor chicken drumsticks
- Coriander, to serve (optional)
Marinade
- 4 green onions
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 French shallots
- 1 Scotch Bonnet pepper (see note)
- 1 ½ inch piece of ginger
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- Juice from 2 limes
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. dried thyme
- ½ tsp allspice
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
Note: Scotch Bonnet pepper is VERY hot. You can substitute it with a less hot pepper, or use only half a pepper, depending on your comfort level.
Directions
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- Place the chicken drumsticks in a large oven proof dish.
- Place all the “sauce” ingredients in a food processor and grind until the mixture is smooth.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken drumsticks and coat well. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes and up to 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Place the dish in the oven and bake for about 45-50 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked and well grilled. Serve with a salad or with rice and coriander, if preferred.