Name: Norma’s Kingston Jerk Chicken
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 90 ml/⅓ cup cane vinegar or distilled (white) malt vinegar; 1 tbsp butter; 6 slices of star fruit (carambola); 3 tbsp Jerk Seasoning (or Walkerswood or Busha Brown ready-made); 1 tbsp sugar; 225 ml/1 cup vegetable oil or extra virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; salt and pepper; 6 chicken legs or 12 thighs, bone in; 4 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives or parsley, to garnish; 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Eat Caribbean

By Virginia Burke

Published 2005

About

Norma Shirley is Executive Chef and owner of the Kingston-based Norma’s On The Terrace, situated at the Jamaican landmark, Devon House. She has been described as the ‘Julia Child of the Caribbean’ and has a tremendous amount of international acclaim, having received numerous awards and features for fabulous cuisine, such as ‘One of 60 Best New Restaurants in the World’ (Condé Nast Traveler) 2002 and a culinary award from the Prime Minister of Jamaica.