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Jamaican Jerk Pork

At a Glance

Prep
10 hours
Cook
8 hours
Total
18 hours
Servings
6-8 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Pork
  • Caribbean
  • Jamaican
  • Grilling

Dietary

  • Very Low Carb

Allergens

  • Soy
  • Wheat

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 8. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 550.1 per serving 4400.8 for selected servings
Fat 38.1g per serving 304.8g for selected servings
Sugar 2.1g per serving 16.8g for selected servings
Protein 43.5g per serving 348g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 5.7g per serving 45.6g for selected servings

This is really good-you can sub chicken for the pork if you like-and you can change the peppers if the heat is too much!

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Equipment

Large bowl, food processor, glass bowl or large freezer bag, grill, skewers

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 scotch bonnet peppers (these are "killer" hot so you may want to use something like a jalapeno)
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 lemon, juice of
  • 3 teaspoons oil
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons malt vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon minced gingerroot
  • 3 -4 lbs cubed pork butt (2 inch chunks)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl combine the first 7 ingredients.

  2. Mix thoroughly.

  3. In a food processor combine green onions and garlic, peppers, onion, lemon juice, oil, soy sauce, malt vinegar and ginger.

  4. Blend until very smooth.

  5. Place pork in a glass bowl or large freezer bag, combine all ingredients and coat pork well.

  6. Cover and stir or flip often.

  7. Marinate for at least 8 hours.

  8. Take out of the fridge 1 hour before grilling.

  9. Preheat grill to medium high, skewer pork, 4 cubes to a skewer.

  10. Cook for 6-8 minutes on one side, flip and 6-8 minutes on the other.

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