Jerk Pork Tenderloin

Jamaica

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

  • About

Traditional Jamaican jerk would be made with a whole pig, boned and spread open like a book, marinated with fiery jerk seasoning, and smoke grilled over smoldering allspice wood ( for a complete description of jerk). Here’s a home version that can be made with pork tenderloin. To achieve the right flavor, you must use Scotch bonnet chiles or their Mexican cousins, habañero peppers. If you can’t find either, use fresh jalapeño peppers and a few tablesp