Jerk chicken soup. That's usually the question I get when I talk about this recipe. I first learned about Jerk Chicken Soup from my cousin in Jamaica who owned a restuarant on the island. When I saw Rachael Ray making Jerk Chicken Soup on her daytime tv show, I knew that was "what's for dinner tonight.". Jerk chicken soup

You can have Jerk chicken soup using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Jerk chicken soup
  1. You need 5 of small boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
  2. It’s 1 of small sweet potato.
  3. You need 3/4 of a yellow onion.
  4. It’s of Drizzle of olive oil.
  5. It’s 1/4 of a green pepper.
  6. It’s Spoonful of minced garlic.
  7. You need of Jamacian jerk seasoning.
  8. You need of Garlic salt.
  9. It’s 6 cups of chicken broth.
  10. It’s 8 cups of water.
  11. It’s 1/2 cup of coconut milk (unsweetened).
  12. It’s Can of red kidney beans, drained.
  13. You need 8.5 oz of can whole kernel corn, drained.
  14. It’s 1/2 tsp of Black pepper.
  15. It’s 1 of bullion cube.

The term "jerk" is thought to be from the Spanish word for dried meat, charqui. Jerk Chicken is a fragrant, flavorful, and delicious grilled chicken recipe representative to Jamaica and the Chicken - Chicken and seafood are my go-to when it comes to Jerk marinade and seasoning. Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica, in which meat is dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a hot spice mixture called Jamaican jerk spice. Some historians believe it was originally developed by Maroons.

Jerk chicken soup step by step

  1. Put 6 cups of chicken broth, 8 cups of water, 1/2 cup of coconut milk, bullion cube, 1/2 tsp black pepper & 3-5 shakes of jerk seasoning into pot, let boil..

  2. While your waiting for broth to boil, rinse off chicken & pat dry. Sprinkle garlic salt & a generous amount of jerk seasoning onto chicken. Flip over & repeat..

  3. Once mixture is boiling (med high ish) add chicken, beans & corn. Partially cover & let cook 20 minutes..

  4. While chicken is cooking, drizzle olive oil onto pan & put on medium heat. Dice onion & green pepper add to pan. Spoon garlic into mixture. Peel & dice sweet potato, add to pan stirring occasionally..

  5. Once 20 minutes is up, add vegetable mixture and remove chicken onto cutting board..

  6. Shred chicken & add back to pot. Add a few more shakes of jerk seasoning to pot. Let cook on medium heat for about 20 minutes, partially covered..

Caribbean jerk chicken full of flavor and and a good amount of heat, using habaneros (or scotch bonnet chili peppers) and allspice. Make jerk chicken in oven or grill. Jerk Chicken is believed to have been conceived when the Maroons introduced African meat cooking techniques to Jamaica which were combined with native Jamaican ingredients and. Score chicken and season with salt. Spoon desired amount of jerk marinade over chicken and rub into scores.