Best of 2010 Jerk Chicken

My Mom tried this for a Sunday dinner and it was an instant classic!!

1 cup bottled jerk sauce, DIVIDED

2 cups sliced yellow onion

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. fresh ground pepper

6 cloves of garlic, chopped

8 skinless chicken breasts (with bones)

8 skinless chicken thighs (with bones)

vegetable oil cooking spray

1 cup beer (we used grapefruit juice-get creative! :)

6 Tbsp. ketchup

2 Tbsp. tabasco

garnish-green onions

Combine 1/2 cup of the jerk sauce with the onion, lemon juice, salt, pepper and garlic in a large plastic bag and add chicken. Marinate chicken in fridge 8 hours to overnight, turning occasionally.

Remove chicken from bag, discarding marinade. Lightly spray both sides of the chicken with cooking spray. Combine remaining 1/2 cup jerk sauce, beer/juice, ketchup and tabasco. Grill chicken until no longer pink, turning several times, frequently basting with sauce.

This was so tasty!

We served it with Cilantro Lime Rice

1 Tbsp. olive oil

1 cup basmati rice

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

Saute 2 minutes on medium heat

Add:

1 1/2 cups chicken broth

1 tsp. salt

2 Tbsp. lime juice

Bring all to a boil.

Cover and cook on low 15 minutes. Serve with zest of lime and 1/2 cup cilantro chopped.