Jerk Chicken

preparation: 30 min. + overnight marinating Ingredients for 4 servings: 1 whole chicken 1 oz soy sauce 1 oz lime juice 1 oz vegetable oil 2 oz white vinegar 1 oz orange juice Marc’s Jamaican Jerk Spice Mix Utensils: sharp knife, large bowl or resealable bag, barbecue grill or oven Directions: Cut the chicken into eight pieces and loosen the skin of the pieces. Combine soy sauce, lime juice, vegetable oil, vinegar, orange juice and 2 tbsp of Marc’s Jamaican Jerk Spice Mix and the chicken pieces in a bowl, marinate covered for a day in the refrigerator. Preheat a barbecue grill to medium high heat. Remove the chicken pieces from the marinade and grill for 10 minutes on each side until juices run clear when the meat is cut near the bone. Serve with lime wedges. Side Dishes: vegetables of your choice, rice, bread

Jamaican Jerk Spice Mix

Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica. Meat is dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a hot spice mixture called Jamaican jerk spice. It is then slowly cooked over a smoking wood fire or in a wood burning oven. The meat is normally, but not limited to, chicken or pork. Jerk cooking is popular in Carribean West Indian communities throughout America.