Jerk chicken is a traditional Jamaican recipe which consists in chicken marinated in a spicy blend for a few Their jerk, usually made with chicken or pork, can be purchased with hard dough bread (hardo. Chef Kwame Onwuachi of Kith/Kin in Washington DC is in the Munchies Test Kitchen to share everything there is to know about making Jamaican jerk chicken. Hot, succulent Jamaican Jerk Chicken is a tropical treat.

Ingredients of Jerk Chicken & Bacon Alfredo

  1. Prepare 200 g of pasta (penne/fettucine/linguine).
  2. Prepare 2 of Jerk chicken breasts, cooked and shredded.
  3. It's 6 strips of loin bacon, cooked and crumbled.
  4. It's 1/2 clove of garlic, crushed and diced.
  5. You need 1 of onion, diced.
  6. Prepare 1 of sweet pepper, diced.
  7. You need 1/2 of scotch bonnet pepper, diced.
  8. You need 11/2 tbsp of butter.
  9. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of flour.
  10. It's 1 cup of milk.
  11. Prepare 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
  12. You need 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
  13. Prepare 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
  14. It's 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese.
  15. It's 1 tsp of salt.
  16. It's 1 tsp of black pepper.
  17. It's 2 of tsps paprika.
  18. You need 1/2 tsp of mustard.

Jerk Chicken & Bacon Alfredo step by step

  1. Boil pasta for 9-12 minutes. Drain, do not rinse and set aside..
  2. Melt butter/margarine in saucepan over medium high heat. Slowly stir in flour until combined. Use a wooden spoon for best results..
  3. Remove pan from heat and slowly stir in milk and heavy cream to create a roux. Reduce heat to medium and return pan to stovetop..
  4. Stir continuously and allow sauce to thicken about 6 minutes..
  5. In a separate pan, saute garlic, onion and peppers to cook lightly..
  6. Season thickened sauce with salt, black pepper, paprika and mustard. Stir continuously then add garlic, onion, peppers and cheese..
  7. Turn down heat to low and combine until mixture is smooth. Carefully stir in pasta until well coated..
  8. Toss with bacon and chicken or serve on top. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese to garnish..

You'll want to make this all year round! Try Levi Roots' sticky jerk chicken wings as a party nibble, or make more substantial jerk chicken thighs to fit in a flatbread or alongside rice and peas. Andi Oliver's jerk chicken and cornmeal waffles. How do you make your jerk chicken - or do you prefer pork, fish, or goat? And which other Caribbean dishes deserve to be better known in this country?

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