Jerk Chicken and Firewalk Beans & Rice

NibbleMeThis

I came home from the Eggtoberfest inspired and supplied.

I altered my usual, complicated jerk chicken recipe with this easy marinade using Dizzy Pig Jamaican Firewalk rub.



Easy Jamaican Jerk Chicken Kabobs
source: www.nibblemethis.com

3/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup orange juice
Juice of 1 lime
3 Tbsp Jamaican Firewalk rub
1/4 cup olive oil
3 ea chicken breasts, boneless skinless, cut into 1" cubes
6 jalapeno peppers, seeded and quartered into 1" pieces

Mix the first four ingredients. Then slowly pour the oil into the mixture, whisking briskly.

Marinate the chicken in this mixture for 3-4 hours. Note: Normally I use bone in thighs but I had breasts tonight.

Thread the chicken pieces onto skewers alternating with pieces of jalapeno.

Set up your Big Green Egg for direct grilling at a temperature of 350- 400f.

Grill for a total of 8 minutes, flipping once at the halfway point.



Remove and let rest.



Serve with Caribbean Peas and Rice. Here's a completely inauthentic variation I made.

Firewalk Beans & Rice
source: www.nibblemethis.com

1 Tbsp bacon grease (or butter or fat of your choice)
1 cup long grain rice
1/2 onion, diced
2 cups water (already boiling if cooking on grill)
1 can Bush's Black Beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon Fire Ant Juice (or your favorite hot sauce)
2 tsp Jamaican Firewalk rub
1/4 cup green onion, sliced

Melt the bacon fat in a cast iron dutch oven over a 325f fire.

Add the rice and onions, sauteing until the onion is soft and the rice turning golden, as you would when making a rice pilaf. Add the water, beans, tomato paste, hot sauce and rub. Drop in the plate setter to switch to indirect heat. Stir, cover, and cook for 18-20 minutes, until rice is done.



Note: Be careful to keep the heat at 325-350 or below or you will scorch the rice. You might have to stir the rice a few times and add some water near the 12-15 minute time frame.



I am so not in the mood to go to work tomorrow. Anyone else?

vidalia1

Chris,

Great looking dish. If I met you this weekend it was a pleasure...if I didn't I will make it a point next year. Meet me by the beer cart.... Hope you had a great weekend. I know we did. :silly:

NibbleMeThis

I met your coffee mug at HungryMan's vendor site when buying some shirts first thing that morning. :laugh:

I saw Kim Youngblood on a mug and I asked, "Oh is Vidalia here? I want to meet him" but they said you were at the campsite right then.

Definitely want to meet next year, if not sooner.

eenie meenie

Chris, that looks delicious. Wow, you are hardcore, comig home and egging something immediately. I bet the others are still recovering, lol.

NibbleMeThis

Yeah, but it was my first Eggtoberfest and I didn't cook, so I was dying to get back to our Eggs!

cookn biker

Chris, You really know how to cook!!! great pictures as always!!
I'd rather sleep in tomorrow...

2Fategghead

Hey Chris you got my attention. Great post. Thanks, Tim :P

LDD

that's a great looking meal!

I've always wondered... is it tricky to load up the skewer with it not being rigid?

Egg Master 3000

bookmarked!

Is it too spicy for more sensitive tongues?

Mr Holloway

Those are great shots
Love the "depth of field" on your food pics
Nice job

vidalia1

Defintely next year for sure...

NibbleMeThis

No, it's rather easy because the skewer end is about 5" long and is rigid, which gets you through any kabob cuts of meat.

NibbleMeThis

No, my 11 year old liked it a lot. If I were just making it for me, I would have thrown a habanero in there too

NibbleMeThis

No, my 11 year old liked it a lot. If I were just making it for me, I would have thrown a habanero in there too

JLOCKHART29

Great looking cook you did! I see you got Fire Wires at the fest like I did in OK. Thanks for the wrote out recipe.