Jerk Paste

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Servings: 6 Difficulty: Advanced
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Caribbean-style classic sauce that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Jerk Paste

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6 Calories: 9.1

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This Caribbean sauce features Onion; finely chopped, Ground nutmeg, Finely chopped scallions, Ground cinnamon, Fresh thyme leaves. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste, a pleasant kick of heat. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

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  1. rec.food.cooking.
  2. Since there were numerous requests in my mailbox today for the jerk recipe, I thought I'd just go ahead and post it.
  3. I started with recipes from "Jerk: Barbecue from Jamaica" by Helen Willinsky-- which seems to be a reasonable cookbook, though I haven't tried many of their recipes beyond the jerk marinades and jerk chicken.
  4. I've made some modifications of my own which I'll note as I go.
  5. Jerk seasoning can be made two ways: one is a marinade, one is a paste (more authentic, sez Willinsky)
  6. Mix all ingredients to
  7. form a paste (use a food processor).
  8. The recipe as I have been doing it lately uses dried habaneros (all I could find around here) and instead of the onion, a cup to a cup and a half of scallions including the bottom part (I think I used two bunches of six not-very-large scallions each; trim the little roots and the scraggly bit at the top of the stalk).
  9. Looks and smells just like the Jamaican Country Style jerk in the bottle.
  10. I also
  11. add a little soy sauce for color, and a generous shot of
  12. cream sherry-- seems to go well in the paste; I think the sweetness works well with the allspice.
  13. Jalapenos cannot be substituted-- the result will be MILD, I kid you not (I learned this the hard way the first time I tried to
  14. make jerk chicken for guests and couldn't get habaneros).
  15. Phelps (Juphelps)

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 9.1kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.2g1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 9751.1mg407%
Total Carbohydrate 2.1g1%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g5%
Sugars 0.1g
Protein 0.4g1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: allspice, black, blending, caribbean, chiles, chopped, cinnamon, finely, fresh, grilling, ground, jerk, leaves, nutmeg, onion, paste, pepper, salt, sauce, scallions
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