A jerk seasoning recipe will provide you with an excellent rub of meat. It is full of the flavors of Jamaica and the Caribbean. Chicken and pork are the favorite meat to put this on, but beef and fish can also be flavored with it, along with vegetables. The traditional way of preparing the meat is smoking it to bring out all the flavors of the meat along with the rub. However, it can also be used to as a dry rub for barbequing.
It only takes are few minutes to make this rub or to turn it into a jerk sauce. This sauce has just a few extra ingredients in it to make it liquid with the same flavors included as the rub. Make more than you need of both and keep them on hand for your next cookout or smoking adventure. You can also use whichever cooking method is convenient for you like your oven if the weather is not ideal for outdoor cooking.
Jerk Seasoning Recipe
Ingredients
1/3 cup of allspice berries ground
5 to 7 cloves of garlic
1/3 cup of dark brown sugar
3 to 5 Scotch bonnet peppers (cored, seeded and chopped) you may want to wear gloves preparing these
3/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
2 bunches of scallions (chopped)
2 Tablespoons of soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
Black pepper and coarse salt to taste
Directions
Mix all the dry ingredients (except salt and black pepper), Scotch bonnet peppers, scallions and garlic together in a bowl. Then add the soy sauce and stir until the mixture is damp. Add the coarse salt and ground black pepper at this point. You can easily double this recipe and refrigerate what is not used. It will keep for several days this way.
Many variations of this recipe are around today. Everyone adds his or her own touch to it. Some people take it away from the Jamaican Jerk Hut traditional flavors. If you want to keep the Caribbean flavors in this rub, do not veer too far from the original ingredients.
Jerk Sauce
This sauce is just the jerk seasoning recipe in a liquid form with a few additional ingredients. It can be a marinade for meat and vegetables. To make it, simply take the above recipe and add 1/3 cup of apple cider vinegar and 1/4 cup of dark rum to it. Now you can blend the mixture in a blender to the desired consistency. Place about 3 Tablespoons of vegetable oil in a skillet and heat, and then add the sauce. Cook until all the oil is absorbed into the sauce. The mixture is finished when it slightly thickens. Cool and refrigerate until used.
The jerk seasoning recipe allows you to put forth a great Jamaican or Caribbean meal for your family to enjoy. Add some vegetables, meat and fruits typically eaten in the area to introduce your family to the delicious flavors this region of the world has to offer.
A Jerk Seasoning Recipe will provide you with an excellent rub of meat. It is full of the flavors of Jamaica and the Caribbean. Chicken and pork are the favorite meat to put this on, but beef and fish can also be flavored with it, along with vegetables. The traditional way of preparing the meat is smoking it to bring out all the flavors of the meat along with the rub. However, it can also be used to as a dry rub for barbequing. It only takes are few minutes to make this rub or to turn it into a Jerk Sauce. Check out the original recipe at [http://www.jamaicanjerkseasoning.org]
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