Butterflied Jerk Chicken
- 1 whole roasting chicken
- 1/4 cup Jamaican jerk seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup dark rum
- 1/4 cup frozen pineapple juice concentrate
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- To butterfly chicken, start by removing neck, giblets, and cut away excess fat.
- Next, take a pair of kitchen shears and cut along both sides of backbone to remove.
- Turn chicken over skin side up and press down between the breasts to break the keel bone (this will allow the chicken to lay very flat on grill).
- In a small bowl, combine jerk seasoning, cloves, and cinnamon.
- Sprinkle liberally over all sides of chicken; set aside.
- Chicken can be prepared up to this point a day ahead.
- For glaze: In a small pot over medium-high heat, combine all glaze ingredients.
- Bring to boil and cook until glaze thickens, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat; set aside.
- Set up grill for indirect grilling over medium heat or heat a 10-inch cast iron grill pan over medium-high heat.
- Oil grate when ready to start cooking.
- Place the chicken in the skillet skin side down and cook until skin is crisp and has nice grill marks.
- Brush the flesh side with the glaze, then turn the chicken over and brush the skin side.
- Transfer the grill pan to the oven and bake until chicken is cooked golden and the internal temperature of the thigh registers 180 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 30 minutes.
- Transfer to cutting board; let rest 5 minutes before cutting.
- Serve hot.
chicken, jerk seasoning, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, dark rum, pineapple, allspice, brown sugar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/butterflied-jerk-chicken-recipe.html (may not work)