Spices coat chicken-or beef, pork, seafood, and even vegetables-that's cooked slowly over a fire. There’s a really interesting history of resistance to the food that I thought your readers definitely shouldn’t miss out on, hence the comment.Jerk is a cooking method traditionally used in throughout the Caribbean and often associated with Jamaica in particular. Over time this turned into the traditional Caribbean dish ‘jerk pork’ and later ‘jerk chicken’. They would cover the pits with twigs and leaves which would disperse the smoke and not send up a visible smoke signal. The Maroons would often reside in mountainous areas with dense forest and in order to not give away their tactical position/location of settlements they would dig pits in the ground and smoke their meat in them which was more often than not wild hogs. To ‘jerk’ or ‘jerking’ is actually a smoking practice used originally by the indigenous Taino people of the Caribbean and later by the Maroons (self emancipated enslaved people of the Caribbean who used gorilla warfare tactics to fight against their enslavers and various European armies). Just a little correction on the question of ‘why it’s called jerk’: Don't forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness.
If you enjoy this recipe, I hope you'll leave a comment with some STARS. Try it Out on These RecipesĬheck Out Some of My Other Homemade Seasoning Blends Or, try taking a Cajun Seasoning or Creole Seasoning blend and add the following ingredients: Brown Sugar, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Clove, Allspice. However, if you are unable to find certain specific ingredients, try to get as close as possible with what you are able to obtain. If you are unable to find a Jamaican or Caribbean jerk blend at your local grocery store, your best bet is to make it yourself using this recipe. There really is no good direct substitute for jerk seasoning. What is a Good Substitute for Jerk Seasoning? Jerk can refer to jerk spice blends, jerk marinade, and the cooking technique in general. "Jerk" became associated with the particular spice rub used to spice up those meats, and the name stands today. Jerk is the term used for the style of original Jamaican cooking, which is poking holes into meat so it can be permeated with more flavor. This is my favorite jerk seasoning recipe. Bump the garlic, double the cayenne, cut back on the onion, dial back on the sugar or use brown sugar instead. You can easily adjust the ratios to make it your own personal blend, though. I like to dehydrate my own scotch bonnet peppers, then grind them into a powder for this recipe. If you can get scotch bonnet powder, that would be awesome. Just a pinch or so to bring up the heat for me. Ghost pepper powder is probably a favorite.
Make it Your OwnĪs mentioned above, I like to sometimes slip in some spicier chili powders into the mix. Make sure it is nicely uniform.īOOM! DONE! You now have your own homemade Jamaican jerk seasoning blend. Once you've gathered up your ingredients, add all of them to a small mixing bowl.
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