Jerk Dishes

By Booper-2

Ingredients

• 4 large yellow onions, roughly chopped
• 2 bunches green onion, roots removed & chopped
• 2 cups fresh squeezed orange juice
• 1/3 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
• 4 jalapeno or habanero peppers, chopped
• 6 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons ground allspice
• 2 tablespoons ground thyme
• 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground sage
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups soy sauce
• 1/2 cup of white sugar
• 5 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 cup olive oil
• 3 cups white vinegar
• 1 cup Meyers dark rum
• (BARBEQUE SAUCE)
• 2 cups orange blossom honey (any honey will work)
• 4 cups vinegar based BBQ Sauce
• (SLOPPY JERK)
• 2 pounds course ground beef
• 1/2 pound bacon, chopped course
• 2 large sweet onions, copped
• Jerk BBQ as needed
• (JRRK RUB)
• 3/4 cup of dark brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons onion powder
• 5 tablespoons salt
• 4 tablespoons garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons ground black pepper
• 3 1/2 tablespoons ground allspice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground thyme
• 3 teaspoons orange peel
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground sage
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon jalapeno powder
• 1 teaspoon habanero powder
• 1 teaspoon lime peel
• (JERK CHICKEN)
• 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
• Jerk marinade as needed jerk
• BBQ Sauce as needed
• Jerk rub

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 58mins
Cooking time 240mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.ca

Preparation

Step 1

(JERK BASE)

Combine all ingredients simmer for one and a half hours. When onions are very tender remove from heat and allow to cool to room temp. In batches, use blender to puree until smooth.
(BARBEQUE SAUCE)
For BBQ Sauce return half the mixture back to pot and add 4 cups vinegar based BBQ sauce and 2 cups orange blossom honey (any honey will work).
( SLOPPY JERK)
Add chopped bacon to a pot big enough to handle all the ingredients, and cook until very crisp and browed. Remove bacon from pan and sauté onions until caramelized. Remove onions from pan and brown beef in batches, draining as much fat off as you can. Once drained add all cooked ingredients back to pot and add enough off the jerk BBQ to almost cover. Simmer on low heat for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. You may have to add more BBQ to get it to the sloppy stage. Serve on your favorite roll or bread with swiss or cheddar cheese.
(JERK RUB)
Combine all and shake on your favorite food.
(JERK CHICKEN)
Season chicken with rub, Sauté until firm but not cooked all the way. Remove to a strainer and let sit long enough to get as much of the juices out as possible. Return to pot and cover 1/4 . of the way with jerk marinade. Then fill the pot with jerk BBQ 3/4 of the way of the chicken. Simmer for about 45 minutes until chicken starts to fall apart. Remove chicken to a clean strainer to drain, reserve the liquid back into the pot and reserve contents of pot by one fourth. While liquid is being reduced, use forks to shred chicken. After liquid is reduced add chicken back to pot. It is ready to be used at this point. You can either put on sandwiches or serve on rice.