Jamaican Style Jerk Pork Food

JAMAICAN-STYLE JERK PORK

Steps:

• To make the jerk sauce, trim and roughly chop the spring onions, peel the garlic, deseed the chillies and place it all in a blender. Strip in the thyme leaves, then tear in the bay leaves, discarding the stalks. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and a splash of rum. Blitz until smooth, loosening with a little oil, if needed.
• Massage half the jerk sauce into the pork belly, then cover and marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
• When you're ready to cook, preheat the oven to 150ºC/300ºF/gas 2.
• Place a large, wide, ovenproof pan on a medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon of oil. Chop the pork into 5cm chunks and add to the pan with 3 bay leaves. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the pork is golden all over and any liquid has bubbled and boiled away.
• Peel, finely slice and add the onions, then cook on a low heat for 10 minutes, or until soft and sticky. Turn the heat up to high, add a good splash of rum and allow to bubble away, then stir in the remaining jerk sauce and 250ml of water.
• Bring to the boil, then cover and cook in the oven for 3 to 4 hours, or until sticky and reduced and the meat is tender, adding a splash of water if it's too dry. You want it nice and juicy, but it's not a stew!
• With around 25 minutes to go, peel the yams and chop into rough 2cm chunks. Parboil in a pan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes, then drain and allow to steam dry. Place in a large ovenproof frying pan on a medium-high heat with the butter, a good drizzle of oil and the remaining bay leaves. Fry for 10 minutes, or until golden.
• Meanwhile, remove the pork from the oven, cover and put aside, then turn the temperature up to 200ºC/400ºF/ gas 6.
• Transfer the yams to the oven for 15 minutes, or until crisp and cooked through.
• Make the dumplings by mixing the flour, cornmeal, a good pinch of sea salt and 250ml of cold water to form a sticky dough. Knead well on a flour dusted surface, then roll into a sausage shape and tear off golfball-sized pieces.
• Roll into balls, flatten slightly with your hands, then place in a pan of boiling salted water for 15 minutes, or until puffed up and cooked through, turning occasionally. Drain and serve with the jerk pork and crispy yams.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK

Steps:

• In bowl, combine oil, garlic, chili pepper, thyme, paprika, allspice, pepper, cumin, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; add pork, turning to coat. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.).
• Place pork on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and cook, turning twice, for about 18 minutes or until juices run clear when pork is pierced and just a hint of pink remains inside.
• Transfer to cutting board; tent with foil and let stand 5 minutes.
• Cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick slices.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix jerk seasoning with the oil in a small bowl (this will thin it and cut the heat). Trim any excess fat from the pork loin, leaving a thin-layered wide strip down the center of the top. Evenly rub the entire pork loin with the jerk seasoning mixture. Place pork loin in a shallow greased roasting pan, and bake for 20 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 300 degrees F and continue baking for about 1 more hour, or until a meat thermometer stuck in the thickest part reads 145 degrees F. Remove from oven and let rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

JAMAICAN JERK BRINE FOR CHICKEN, PORK ....

Steps:

• Dissolve salt and sugar in hot water add remaining ingredients and 2 cups of ice cubes to cool it. Place a 4 pound cleaned and dried chicken in a freezer zip lock bag pour brine over chicken and top with water to cover. Close bag trying to remove as much air as possible. Brine in refrigerator overnight 8-12 hours. If not ready to cook remove from brine rinse well and place back in the refrigerator till ready to cook.
• Proceed with cooking method you desire.
• Roast, Grill, Rotisserie cooking to internal temperature of 175.
• Let rest 10-15 minutes before carving.

JAMAICAN JERK RUB

Steps:

• Mix together all spices thoroughly and store in an airtight container.
• To use, rub on chicken, pork, or shrimp 15-20 minutes before grilling.
• This recipe should do about 3 pounds of meat.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK

Steps:

• Preparation.
• 1. Chop the onions, garlic and peppers. These do not need to be chopped too fine as they will be liquidized by the blender.
• 2. Making the marinade Blend all of the ingredients (excluding the pork) in a blender to make the jerk sauce.
• 3. Preparing the pork - Cut the pork up in to smaller pieces.
• Use a fork to poke some holes in the pork pieces.
• 4. Marinade the pork - Rub the sauce in to the meat, saving some for basting and dipping later.
• 5. Setting in the fridge = Leave the pork in the fridge to marinade overnight.
• Cooking.
• 5. Cooking the pork - For the classic Jamaican taste grill the meat slowly until cooked (cook in oven on 350 degrees if you like), turning regularly. Baste with some of the remaining marinade whilst cooking. For best results, cook over a charcoal barbeque (ideally over a rack of pimento wood).
• Serving.
• 6. Serving - Serve with salad.