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Jerk chicken with rice & peas
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Jerk chicken with rice & peas

21 ingredients 25 min + 45 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Jerk chicken with rice & peas

The Jamaican marinade has many versions, but John Torode likes his super spicy with a dash of soy and served with coconut basmati

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1021
Calories
49g
Protein
46g
Fat
107g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Kidney Bean 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained 112
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Scotch not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 12 chicken thighs , bone in
  • 1 lime , halved
  • hot sauce , to serve (optional)
  • 1 big bunch spring onions , roughly chopped
  • thumb-sized piece ginger , roughly chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • ½ a small onion
  • 3 scotch bonnet chillies, deseeded if you want less heat
  • ½ tsp dried thyme , or 1 tbsp thyme leaves
  • juice 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp ground allspice
  • 200g basmati rice
  • 400g can coconut milk
  • 1 bunch spring onions , sliced
  • 2 large thyme sprigs
  • 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • 2 x 410g cans kidney beans , drained

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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