How to Make Jerk Sauce | Jerk Sauce Recipe

How to Make Jerk Sauce | Jerk Sauce Recipe

How to make Jerk sauce is a good thing to know. Why? Because it tastes bloody magic that’s why!

A good Jerk Sauce Recipe should set your taste-buds on fire and leave you salivating for more – enjoy my Jerk chicken marinade recipe.

You’re getting two recipes in one on this blog post, you’re getting my Jerk chicken marinade and my jerk sauce recipe! I’m such a giver… šŸ™‚

Basically, you make the jerk marinade which you can use to marinade jerk chicken, but by simply adding a few more ingredients and cooking the marinade you can transformĀ itĀ into a delicious (and less sharp) sauce.

Check out my other salsas and marinades for lots more dressing ideas!

Make your jerk sauce, pop it in a jar and store in the fridge (you can even freeze some for another day).

How to make Jerk Sauce – Ingredients:

(this is the jerk marinade part!)

1 whole scotch bonnet chilli
1/2 red bell pepper
8 cloves garlic
3 inches fresh ginger
6 spring onions
1.5 teaspoons ground allspice
1 teaspoon salt
10 black pepper corns
3 tablespoons soft brown sugar
Juice 1 orange
Dash of vegetable oil
1/3 cup dark soy sauce
8 sprigs of thyme (about 1 tablespoon of leaves)
2 cloves
1 bay leaf (stalk removed)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

(this is the jerk sauce recipe extra ingredients)

1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon ketchup
2 tablespoons fresh coriander

1/2 cup water

JerkĀ SauceĀ Recipe – Method:

  1. Blend all the marinade ingredients together till smooth (you can now marinate your chicken in this, or…).
  2. Add the additional Jerk Sauce ingredients to the marinade and heat in a saucepan and bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for a few minutesĀ until the mixture has thickened and turned a darker shade.
  3. Done!

Goes well with some Toots and the Maytals playing in the background (ideally ’54-46 that’s my number’ – awesome track), sunshine and lots of love and laughter!


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