Jamaican Jerk is one of my favorite seasonings and I often visit the Jamaican eateries in my city ordering their Jerk chicken, pork, shrimp and more. Well, my family wanted barbeque chicken and I took the opportunity to make chicken the way they like it, with Kansas City Kryptonite and also to make my version of Jerk Chicken, Coke-a-Cola Jerk Chicken to be exact. Below you will find the recipe on how I prepared, cooked and sauced the soda inspired island favorite.INFO:
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time 2 to 3 hours (depending on how well you like your chicken cooked)
- Smoker Temp: 225
- Meat Finish Temp: 165
- Preferred Wood: Cherry
- Brine: (recipe below)
- Chicken Thighs 10 to 12 (make sure to remove any excess fat)
- Dry Jerk Seasoning – http://amzn.to/1SxpyNg
- Wet Jerk Seasoning – http://amzn.to/1Oe56Qv
- Coca Cola (not Pepsi)
- Coke-a-Cola Jerk Barbeque Sauce (recipe below)
Brine Recipe:
- 2 Gallons of warm water
- 2 Cups Kosher Salt – http://amzn.to/1COFCbA
- 1 Cup Dark Brown Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Dry Jerk Season
- Ice cubes
After brining rinse throughly in cold water and pat each piece dry with paper towel. Season each piece of chicken on both sides with the Dry Jerk Seasoning, place in a ziplock bag and place back in the fridge for at least 2hrs. I prefer 6hrs.
Cook Instructions:
I used my Brinkman Trailmaster Limited Edition, which is an offset smoker because it offered me more cooking space seeing I was cooking chicken 2 different ways and I made burgers as well. I cooked the chicken at 225 for about 3hrs. I used Kingsford Competition Briquets as it’s said you can use less, they burn hotter for a longer period of time and I wanted to test them out. They seem to work as advertised. I also used Cherry Wood Chunks, if you can’t find them in your area try Amazon, here is a link – http://amzn.to/1CLAF3N. Make sure you use chunks as the chips burn up too fast. I add 3 nice size chunks at the start of the cook and add 2 more about 45 minutes into the cook.
While the chicken is cooking I prepare my Coke-a-Cola Jerk Barbeque Sauce.
Coke-a-Cola Jerk Sauce Recipe:
- 3 Cups Coca Cola
- 1.5 Cups Ketchup
- 3 Tsp Wet Jerk Seasoning – http://amzn.to/1Oe56Qv
- Water 6oz
This is great with grilled pineapple and mangos!
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