tony b Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hadn't made any Jerk chicken in a while, so I did some for dinner tonight. Have to say that this was some of the best Jerk that I've ever done. Just a couple of basic tweaks to my normal recipe, seemed to make a difference. I'm a big fan of Walkerswood Jerk paste. A nice heaping Tablespoon in a zip bag, mixed with a 1/2 cup of a 50/50 mix of dark rum and water to make the marinade. I did a breast and a leg quarter in the bag overnight. This afternoon I took out the bag and injected the chicken with the marinade. This was a new twist that I'll keep doing. It was a rainy day, so I did some shortcuts in setting up the KK for the chicken cook. This was an indirect cook, with drip pan, and the chicken on the upper grate - my typical chicken setup. Smoking pot with a chunk of mesquite and a couple of chunks of peach wood - trying to simulate pimento wood (This was the second tweak that I'll keep doing, as I think it did a great job!) Like I said, being a cool, rainy day, the KK was a tad slow coming up to my target temp of 350F, so I put the the chicken on at 250F, as the smoking pot was just kicking off. The KK had been lit for about 30 minutes at this point. Left the chicken on for 90 minutes, much longer than I'd normally leave it on, but since the early part of the cook was at a very low temp, I compensated with a longer cooking time. Note: while I was shooting for 350F, the KK only got to 325F. Both the breast and leg quarter were 175F IT when I took them off. Skin was a decent texture, not super crispy, but not rubbery either, despite the lower target cooking temps and using a wet rub. Meat was nice and moist, too. The flavor was amazing! The combo of injecting and the longer, slower cooking time/temp, along with the smoking pot mix, turned out something close to authentic Jerk chicken. And Yah Mon, I've been to Jamaica and had awesome roadside stand Jerk chicken, so I know what I'm talking about! Rahstah-far-eye!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 You're not dreaming about kamado cooking again are you Sounds tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Tony, Tony. You didn't learn your lesson from the last cook you did that didn't happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 You're not dreaming about kamado cooking again are you Sounds tasty. Tony is my Bud, although we are keeping that a secret, so don't be going on picking on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'm looking, I'm looking - it must have been a dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburpan Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 It sounds great! Jerk chicken is on my list of things to try. Please note that I said it sounds great, not that it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Could this be the chicken in question .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjs Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Could this be the chicken in question .... Too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted October 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Seriously funny MacKenzie and Thanks for having my back! To the rest of you - It was raining steadily the whole time, so I barely got this cook in at all; but I'd already marinated the chicken and was committed to it. So sorry, no pics. Not much to show really. But, since it seems to be so important to some of you, here's a shot of the leftover leg quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Any time, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 At least we know you weren't dreaming again - LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Now your talking thats some nice chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 It doesn't take too much imagination to see that there's a ton of flavour in that chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poochie Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 You get a pass on this one, Tony. Looks like a nice piece of yardbird. Your butt in that other post looks sunburned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 It doesn't see much sunshine, so it burns easily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFrogs91 Posted October 29, 2015 Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Great color on that chicken. Benton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 TY. I have to think that most of the mahogany color is coming from the marinade, but I'm sure that the longer, cooler smoking phase at the beginning did contribute some color as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skreef Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 The Chicken looks yummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Thanks, Suzy! It had a kick to it for sure - yah mon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjs Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Yea looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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