Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Let me give you a taste of the tropics with these Baked Jamaican Jerk Chicken Drumsticks; finger-licking delicious. These easy to make chicken drumsticks are marinated in a sweet, spicy and savory sauce, then baked until fall-off-the-bone tender and crispy. The best recipe for chicken legs baked in the oven.

I served this jerk chicken with some delicious basmati rice and sugar snaps.

Ingredients:

6-8 chicken drumsticks

Marinade:

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1/2 an onion

1 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp ginger

1 tbsp garlic powder

1/2 chili

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp thyme

2 tsp salt

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp nutmeg

Garnish

Fresh cilantro/celery/parsely leaves

Procedure:

Grind/blend all the spices & herbs in a grinder/blender/food processor.

Pour the marinade in a zip lock bag , add the drumsticks and mix well.

Let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.

When ready to cook, remove the chicken from the marinade but reserve the marinade.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees c for 15 minutes.

Place the marinated chicken in your baking tray and let it cook through for 20 minutes.

Baste the remaining marinade on the chicken atleast 6 times after every 5 minutes, turning each side every time until it is ready.

Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes the garnish with celery, parsley or cilantro.

Notes

I transferred my chicken to the top of my grilling tray so that all juices drip off the chicken into the base where I initially cooked it.