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Jamaican Jerk Marinade

Fragrant and flavorful jerk marinade
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Caribbean, Jamaican
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 471kcal
Author: Marwin Brown

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup Allspice Berries ground
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme 10 sprigs
  • 2 whole Scotch Bonnet Peppers
  • 4 green onions Scallions whites and green parts chopped
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh Ginger
  • 6 Garlic
  • ½ Whole Nutmeg grated
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoon Brown sugar
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup Soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Red wine vinegar
  • 1 medium Onion
  • 1 tablespoon Salt
  • 2 teaspoon Pepper
  • 2 limes juiced

Instructions

  • Grind pimento berries in coffee grounder and place in mixing bowl.
  • Grate the nutmeg directly into same mixing. Set aside
  • Add remaining ingredients to blender starting with liquid ingredients first.
  • Add ground pimento and grated nutmeg to blender. Pulse to paste consistency

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Notes

  • Where possible use fresh ingredients for more clean and natural flavor
  • To dial heat up or down adjust for seeds and veins. For milder jerk paste remove seeds and veins
  • Habanero is a good substitute for scotch bonnet
  • Texture can be tweaked based on liquids (oil, soy, vinegar) to solids (thyme, onions, scallions) ratio. For more of a paste consistency dial down the liquids
  • Use a coffee grinder to grind the pimento seeds into all-spice. If no grinder available then use a quality ground all-spice mix.

Nutrition

Calories: 471kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 5148mg | Potassium: 730mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 694IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 323mg | Iron: 5mg
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