Recipe for Roasted Jamaican Jerk Seasoned Chicken

Don’t be alarmed by the word “jerk”, used throughout the Caribbean to describe both a dark and spicy herb rub and the charcoal smoking method of cooking. With influences from Africa, Jamaica and Spain, this woodsy, spicy and sweet style of cooking lends itself to almost any meat or fowl. Absorbed into chicken, the multi-leveled tastes of allspice, nutmeg and thyme, a combination rich in healthy essential oils, enhance the bird, and grilling the final result develops a dark crust that is as close as one can get to real “jerk” without a steel drum.