Curry Chicken Jamaican Style Food

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Remove the skin (if there is any) from the chicken and cut it into small pieces. Wash the chicken in water with the juice from the lime/lemon and the vinegar. Drain away all the excess water from the chicken. Dry with kitchen towel if necessary.
• In a kitchen bowl, add the chicken, onion, garlic, scotch bonnet pepper, pimento berries, ginger, salt, all-purpose seasoning, the curry powder and mix everything together and leave to marinate for 30 minutes or more.
• In a pot add the cooking oil and put to hot on medium heat.
• Add the seasoned chicken to the oil and stir well. Let the chicken cook until lightly brown on all sides. Don't let the pot burn, add a tip of water if necessary.
• Stir in the carrot, potato and thyme. Add water enough to cover the chicken in the pot. Cover and leave to cook for 25-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked and the water is reduced to a curry gravy.

JAMAICAN CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE

Steps:

• In a pot over high heat, add oil, thyme and chicken and cook for 3 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• Add potatoes, onion, bell pepper, jalapeño and curry powder and stir well. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients except balsamic vinegar, stir well and lower the heat to a simmer. Cover and cook for 30 minutes. Add water if the curry looks dry (up to 1/2 cup).
• Turn the heat off, add a dash of balsamic vinegar (about 1/2 tsp), stir and serve Jamaican chicken curry with rice and Greek yogurt.

JAMAICAN STYLE CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion, tomato, garlic, curry powder, habanero pepper, and thyme until onion is golden, about 7 minutes. Stir in chicken and cook until chicken is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Pour water into the skillet, reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until chicken is no longer pink at the center, about 30 minutes. Season with salt.

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 8 pieces, or more if you so desire, wash with vinegar and water in a pot or kitchen sink.
• Combine chicken with all ingredients and rub together until curry powder is wet and sticks to the chicken.
• Turn your heat on high, heat the cooking oil in a large iron skillet with 2 tablespoon of curry powder until the oil is hot and curry powder changes color.
• Add chicken to the hot oil, then turn down the heat to medium, add the water immediately.
• Add diced potato then cover the pot and simmer. Stir the ingredients in the pot then taste the gravy, after fifteen minutes.
• If you need to add anything more like salt to bring it to taste, now is the time.
• Add the 1 sprig of thyme and black pepper to the ingredients in the pot. Allow to simmer until chicken is moist and tender.
• Option 1: You can thicken the curry chicken gravy with bread crumbs or cornstarch. I prefer to thicken the gravy by using evaporation.
• Option 2: Remove the chicken from the skillet and place in a bowl.
• Turn up the fire to high and allow gravy to boil. Using a spoon, stir the gravy slowly and pay close attention to the consistency of the stew, Turn off the stove when it becomes thick enough.
• Then add curry chicken back to the stew.
• Your food is ready!

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons curry powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, onion powder, salt, thyme leaves, allspice, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Add chicken and coat with curry mixture until curry mixture is wet and sticks to chicken.
• Heat oil and 2 tablespoons curry powder in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat until oil is hot and curry powder changes color, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken to the hot oil mixture and reduce heat to medium. Add water, potato, carrots, scallions, ginger, and chile pepper to skillet.
• Cover skillet and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and gravy is thickened, allowing chicken to cook undisturbed for last 15 minutes of cooking, 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken to a serving dish; continue simmering gravy, uncovered, to thicken (if needed). Serve chicken with gravy.

CURRY CHICKEN JAMAICAN STYLE

Steps:

• Chop chicken into serving pieces, and wash with vinegar or lime, then set aside.
• In a large cooking pot heat up the cooking oil. When oil is hot, add in the garlic, black pepper, onion, scallions, and fresh thyme.
• Fry for about 3 minutes while stirring, then add curry powder and continue to fry on medium heat for about 4 more minutes.
• Add chicken pieces, and salt, stir and cover with a tight fitting lid.
• Cook for about 5 minutes. then lift lid and stir again. Check again in 10 minutes. The chicken should have made enough of it's own liquid by now to cook in it's own juice, if not, then add a couple tablespoons of water. Cook for 20 more minutes, then add a whole scotch bonnet pepper (just lay the pepper on top of chicken, do not puncture it or the food will be too spicy!), put lid back on, and cook for five more minutes or until chicken is tender. Serve over hot white rice.

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Start preparing your chicken by cleaning and washing it. You can use lemon juice, salt, or white vinegar in a bowl with water to clean the chicken. Remove all excess fat from chicken. Rinse chicken with water after cleaning
• Begin seasoning the chicken by adding 2 tablespoons of curry powder and 1 tablespoon of black pepper. You can then add your chopped scallions (green onions), garlic, onion, green pepper, scotch bonnet pepper (habanero) and rub vigorously into the chicken until the all pieces are coated with your seasonings.
• Add 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil to a heated saucepan (medium flame) then add 2 tablespoons of curry powder to the heated oil . Let it cook for about 3 minutes.
• You then add your chicken to the saucepan, cover, and let cook for about 15 minutes (stirring occasionally). Add in 2 cups of water then add 1 sliced tomato, 3 sprigs of fresh thyme, the cubed potatoes, and carrots and let cook for 35 minutes.

CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the sliced chicken breast in a bowl, then add the fish sauce, sugar and salt to marinate for 10 minutes.
• In a deep pan set over the highest heat, add the vegetable oil, minced garlic and onions, and saute for 1 minute. Then quickly add the marinated chicken breast, turn the heat down to medium-high, and continue to saute for another 5 minutes. Finally add in the lemongrass, curry powder, turmeric and 4 ounces water. Turn down the heat to low and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Then serve on steamed jasmine rice with a pinch of black pepper.

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN (GLUTEN FREE, PALEO)

Steps:

• Add the washed chicken to a large bowl and use a fork to pierce the flesh of each piece of chicken. This helps the seasoning to better penetrate.
• Sprinkle on the curry powder, all purpose seasoning, ginger, black pepper, onion, scallions and garlic.
• Use your hands to thoroughly work in the seasoning, cover with saran wrap (cling film) and refrigerate overnight or for a few hours.
• On medium heat, add the oil to a pot/dutchpot.
• Add 1tbsp of curry powder to the pan and proceed to cook it for about 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
• Scrape off the excess seasoning (i.e onion, scallions and garlic) and place the chicken pieces into the pot, being careful to not overcrowd.
• Proceed to seal and sear both sides of the chicken until brown.
• Once the chicken is seared, stir in the onion scallions and garlic and saute until translucent.
• Add the sprigs of fresh thyme, pimento berries and stir the pot.
• Pour in the hot water, then bring to a rolling boil
• Reduce the heat to medium/low and simmer with the lid on for 10 minutes.
• Add the sweet potato and pink salt (to taste), stir, then simmer for another 20 minutes.
• Add a splash of water if the gravy reduces too much and becomes too thick.

JAMAICAN STYLE CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash and clean chicken, trimming any excess fat.
• Dry chicken with a piece of paper towel.
• Combine powder seasoning in a ramekin, mix thoroughly and pour over chicken. Do not season the chicken with the curry powder.
• Mix the chicken with the seasonings and set aside.
• Add coconut oil to a deep saute pan and coat the bottom of the pan with the oil.
• Once the oil is hot, add curry powder to the pan, stirring constantly for 1 minute.
• Add chicken to the pan and allow it to brown for 3 minutes each side.
• Once the chicken is brown, add vegetables to the pan and cover, allowing the vegetables to sweat and the chicken to produce natural liquid.
• After 5 minutes, uncover the pan, and stir, adding a cup of water, thyme and pimento seeds to the chicken.
• Stir and scrape the bottom of the pan to deglaze.
• Allow chicken to cook for a total of 40 minutes until tender and sauce has thickened. Add potatoes and fresh ginger during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Serve with roti or jasmine rice.

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add chicken thighs, all-purpose seasoning, 1 Tbsp of curry powder, onion, green onions, green pepper, garlic cloves, scotch bonnet pepper (if using), and thyme to a large bowl and combine, making sure all chicken pieces are covered with the seasoning. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
• One the chicken is done marinating, remove onions, peppers, and garlic cloves from chicken and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large heavy bottom pot over medium heat. Add remaining curry powder and stir, cooking for about 20-30 seconds. Add onions, green pepper, garlic cloves, thyme, and scotch bonnet pepper (if using) to pot and stir until onions have softened, about 3-5 minutes. If your onions and peppers are looking dry, add about 1 Tbsp of water.
• Add chicken and ¼ cup of water to the pot. Cover and reduce heat to medium low. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 30-35 minutes.
• When there is about 15 minutes remaining, stir in potato and continue to cook covered.
• Once chicken is cooked and potatoes are softened, remove from heat. Salt and pepper to taste.

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt. Set aside.
• In a Dutch oven or similar deep, sturdy pot, heat the oil over medium. Once it is hot, add the onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions begin to soften and turn translucent, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in the red bell pepper, jalapeños, garlic, and ginger. Cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes.
• Add curry powder, turmeric, allspice, and cayenne. Cooking, stirring constantly, until spices turn deep gold and become ultra fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the chicken and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring often. It should look golden on the outside but does not need to be completely cooked through.
• Add the potatoes. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk, Worcestershire, vinegar, and hot sauce. Stir to combine. Bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer, reducing the heat to low as needed, until the chicken is tender and cooked through, the potatoes are tender, and sauce has slightly reduced, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir every few minutes to keep the sauce from sticking.
• Taste and season with additional salt or hot sauce as desired. Serve hot over rice, with a big sprinkle of cilantro.

JAMAICAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Working in two batches, brown chicken, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add onion, garlic, cumin, curry, thyme, and 1/2 cup water and season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion has softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add carrots, coconut milk, 1/2 cup water, and chicken with any accumulated juices. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover partially, and cook until chicken is cooked through and carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in peas. Serve curry over rice.

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss chicken cubes with 1 tablespoon of the curry powder and a good pinch of salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add ginger, garlic and Scotch bonnet pepper to the pan and heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add chicken to the pan and saute until browned, about 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Pour chicken broth into the pan and use a wooden spoon to scrape up browned bits from the bottom of pan. Add carrots, potatoes and cauliflower to the pot along with along with another pinch of salt and pepper and the remaining 1 tablespoon curry powder. Stir well then bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low then simmer for 30 minutes.
• Right before serving, stir in green peas. Serve over rice if you wish. Garnish with cilantro and scallions then enjoy.

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut up the chicken and add it to a mixing bowl. Rub the chicken pieces with curry powder, adobo seasonings, allspice, dried thyme, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and peppers to the pot and stir. Cook for 5 minutes to soften.
• Add the green onion, garlic, ginger and 2 tablespoons Jamaican curry powder. Cook 2-3 minutes, to let the curry powder bloom. This is called "burning the curry", which is not actually burning it.
• Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes to brown all sides, flipping half way through.
• Stir in the coconut milk or chicken broth, potatoes and carrots. Taste and adjust with salt, pepper and hot sauce to your personal tastes. Add a few sprigs of fresh thyme here if you'd like.
• Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat. Simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until the vegetables are softened and the chicken is fall-off-the-bone tender and cooked through. It should measure 165 degrees F internal when measured with a meat thermometer.
• Serve! I like to garnish mine with fresh chopped parsley and red pepper flakes.

AIR FRYER JAMAICAN STYLE CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add the chicken thighs to a large bowl with all of the spices (curry powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, adobo seasoning and salt). Add diced yellow onion, minced garlic cloves and olive oil to the bowl.
• Mix everything together with a spoon or massage with your hands until all sides of the chicken are coated with the seasonings. Cover the bowl and marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes, but ideally for a few hours.
• Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees F. Once preheated, spray the basket with cooking spray, add the chicken thighs to basket and cook for 15 minutes.
• Flip the chicken and cook for another 8-10 minutes or until the chicken has reached 165 degrees F internally.
• Serve and enjoy!

JAMAICAN CURRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In sauce pot over medium heat put some oil and brown chicken pieces in batches. Do not crowd pot. Transfer chicken to bowl until all is browned. Pour off oil from pot. Now add a little fresh oil and start sauteeing onions. Just as they start to get color, add scallions, ginger, garlic, and curry powder. Stir and continue to saute for a few more minutes. Then, add tomatoes and chicken pieces back to pot. Now, add water or stock. Bring this all to a simmer and cover. In about 35 to 50 minutes, depending on size of chicken pieces, curry will be ready.

JAMAICAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Press the Sauté button on your Instant Pot. Add the oil, and sauté the onions and carrots until the onions are translucent.
• Add in everything else to the Instant Pot, stir, secure the lid and close the vent. Press the manual button, and adjust to 25 minutes on high pressure.
• When the cooking time is up, turn off the Instant Pot and open the steam valve for a quick release. When the steam is completely gone, open the lid.
• Serve over brown rice or riced cauliflower.

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into small pieces (allows faster cooking).
• Wash in vinegar or lime juice under running water then drain.
• Add salt and black pepper along with curry powder then combine with a wooden spoon or your hand. No need to marinate the chicken.
• Place saucepan or Jamaican Dutch pot is also known as dutchie on medium heat stove adding the cooking oil.
• Burning the Jamaican curry:- this is actually the process where we release the flavor of the curry by adding a ⅓-¼ cup of curry powder, ginger, and garlic to the oil to fry stirring continuously with a wooden spoon. Max 3 mins, DO NOT let the curry BURN.
• Add the seasoned chicken to the pot remembering to stir and blend the curry and chicken together then cover the pot with its lid. Stir at intervals for 20 mins.
• Add remaining ingredients including water or coconut milk excluding the bell peppers. Use the scotch bonnet pepper if you enjoy spicy food, it's pretty hot. Allow another 10 mins remember to stir at intervals.
• Add bell peppers. If you wish to thicken your gravy mix 2 tbs of all-purpose flour with 4 tbs water then stir this in to add a little body to your gravy. Allow 5 mins.
• Guess what after 5 mins turn off your stove your meal is ready. Serve with any side dish of your choice and get it while it's nice and hot!!

JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pat the chicken pieces dry with a paper towel and then add them into a large bowl. Season the chicken with 2 tablespoons of curry powder, allspice, salt, ginger, garlic powder, ground coriander, and worcestershire. Use your hands (fitted with disposable gloves, if desired) to massage the spices into the chicken very well.
• Cover the bowl with a lid/plastic wrap and transfer it into the refrigerator to marinate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
• Using a large braiser or deep skillet over medium heat, coat the bottom of the pan with 2 tablespoons of oil. When the oil is hot and shimmering, sprinkle in the remaining 2 tablespoons of curry powder. Use a wooden utensil to stir the spice into the oil. Burn the curry in the oil, stirring frequently, until the curry is fragrant and takes on a deep, golden brown color- about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken pieces into the pan, careful not to overcrowd, work in batches if you need to. Once the chicken is in the pan, do not disturb. Allow the chicken to brown and achieve a deep, golden sear, about 2-3 minutes on each side. >> Use the additional tablespoon of oil, if needed. Then set the browned chicken aside onto a clean plate and repeat the process until all chicken is browned.
• Return all chicken pieces back into the pan. Add in the sliced bell pepper, onion, scallions, garlic, fresh thyme, and scotch bonnet. Pour in the chicken stock and use a wooden utensil to gently stir everything together (being careful not to burst the pepper).
• Cover the pan with a lid and reduce the heat to medium-low. Allow the chicken and aromatics to stew together for 35 minutes.
• Uncover the pan and turn the chicken pieces. Nestle in the chopped carrots and potatoes and spoon some of the pan juices over them.
• Cover the pan once more and continue cooking for another 30 minutes, or until the potatoes/carrots are fork-tender.
• Uncover the pan and check for chicken doneness (to be precise, the internal temperature should be at least 165°F). Then remove from heat and discard the thyme sprigs and pepper.
• Serve the curry chicken with pan juices immediately onto plates alongside cooked white rice and extra scallions, if desired. Enjoy!