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. Hot, succulent Jamaican Jerk Chicken is a tropical treat.
It's incredibly flavorful thanks to hours of marinating in a vibrant and deliciously seasoned marinade. I love jerk chicken & I love soup. I wanted to be able to have leftovers, so I thought I would give it a try. You can have Jerk chicken soup using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Jerk chicken soup
- It's 5 of small boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
- It's 1 of small sweet potato.
- You need 3/4 of a yellow onion.
- It's of Drizzle of olive oil.
- Prepare 1/4 of a green pepper.
- You need Spoonful of minced garlic.
- It's of Jamacian jerk seasoning.
- It's of Garlic salt.
- Prepare 6 cups of chicken broth.
- It's 8 cups of water.
- You need 1/2 cup of coconut milk (unsweetened).
- Prepare Can of red kidney beans, drained.
- Prepare 8.5 oz of can whole kernel corn, drained.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of Black pepper.
- It's 1 of bullion cube.
This Jerk Chicken Soup is a delicious spin on traditional chicken soup. Made with an authentic jerk seasoning, sweet potato, beans, and corn. Have a taste of the Caribbean with this amazing and. Andi Oliver's jerk chicken and cornmeal waffles is next level.
Jerk chicken soup step by step
- 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..
- 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..
- Once mixture is boiling (med high ish) add chicken, beans & corn. Partially cover & let cook 20 minutes..
- 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..
- Once 20 minutes is up, add vegetable mixture and remove chicken onto cutting board..
- 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..
Try Levi Roots' sticky jerk chicken wings as a party nibble, or make more substantial jerk chicken thighs to fit in a flatbread or alongside. 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. 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. Done right, jerk chicken is one of the great barbecue traditions of the world, up there with Texas brisket and Chinese char siu.