Jamaican Wet Jerk Rub

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Jamaican Wet Jerk Rub Ingredients

1/2 c Fresh thyme leaves	2 ts Freshly ground allspice
2 bn (about 15) green onions;	1 ts Freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 c Ginger root; finely diced	1 tb Freshly ground pepper
3 Scotch bonnet peppers;	1 tb Freshly ground coriander
; chopped	1 ts Freshly ground cinnamon
1/4 c Peanut oil	2 ts Salt
5 Garlic cloves; chopped	1 Lime; juice of
3 Freshly ground bay leaves

Instructions for Jamaican Wet Jerk Rub

Combine all the ingredients into a thick, chunky paste. The mixture will keep in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for several months. Rub this mixture all over the chicken or pork fillets. Marinate overnight. Barbecue chicken or pork fillets or roast in a 400 degree oven. Most Jamaicans grind their spices by hand in a mortar and pestle. The whole spices tend to retain more aromatic oils in them and therefore more of a natural pungency. To save time, you can pulverize the spices in a spice grinder or coffee mill, and then add them to the other ingredients. Yields 4 cups All the various wet jerk rubs, dry jerk rubs, and marinades have the same core ingredients: scallions, thyme, Jamaican pimento (allspice), ginger, Scotch bonnet peppers, black pepper, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Jamaican pimento (allspice) is essential; it is more pungent than allspice from elsewhere. The scallions used in Jamaica are more like baby red onions than the green onions we find in our produce sections. The thyme is a very small leafed, intensely flavored English thyme. These are the most critical herbal flavors in jerk seasoning; the next most important flavor is Scotch bonnet peppers. Jamaicans all grow their own Scotch bonnets, or "country peppers" as they are sometimes called. Scotch bonnets come in several varieties, all of which have a similar "round taste," an intense heat with apricot or fruity overtones. The best substitute for a Scotch bonnet is a fresh habanero pepper. Recipe from: Traveling Jamaica with Knife, Fork & Spoon A Righteous Guide To Jamaican Cookery By Robb Walsh & Jay McCarthy Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

Main Ingredient: Cuisine: Caribbean