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Beer-splashed jerk chicken with chargrilled sweetcorn and herby rice
Photo: Lily Banse

Beer-splashed jerk chicken with chargrilled sweetcorn and herby rice

26 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Sweet with a powerful kick, this easy jerk chicken with rice is a perfect summer dish. Just add more cold beer.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

927
Calories
41g
Protein
31g
Fat
118g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 22 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Beer 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking 43
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Scotch not in our table 0
Sweetcorn not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 5cm/2in fresh ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 Scotch bonnet chilli
  • 2 tbsp jerk seasoning
  • 50-75ml/2-2½fl oz dark soy sauce
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 2-3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
  • 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
  • ½ red pepper
  • ½ yellow pepper
  • ½ green pepper
  • ½ orange
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
  • 1 x 330ml/11fl oz bottle of beer
  • 300ml/10fl oz chicken stock
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 ears sweetcorn
  • drizzle olive oil
  • 50g/2oz butter
  • 300g/10½oz basmati rice
  • 6 cloves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • handful chopped coriander

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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