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Jerk Chicken Wings

Oven-Baked Jerk Chicken Wings: Spicy, Flavorful Easy Recipe

I love these spicy Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wings. They are marinated in a homemade jerk marinate and baked until perfectly tender with crispy skin. Perfect for parties, game day, or an easy weeknight dinner.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Marinate 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Appetizers, Main
Cuisine: Jamaican
Calories: 480
Ingredients Method Nutrition Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 lbs Chicken Wings
  • 1 Cup Onion
  • 3 Scallions
  • 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • 2 pieces Ginger
  • 2 Tbsps Brown Sugar
  • ¼Cup Soy Sauce
  • 1 tsp Browning
  • ¼Cup White Vinegar
  • 3 Tbsps Vegetable Oil
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
  • 2 Tbsps Pimento Berries
  • ½tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tsps Dried Thyme
  • ½tsp Nutmeg
  • ½tsp Ground Cloves
  • ½Tbsp Seasoned Salt
  • ½tsp Salt
  • ½tsp Black Pepper

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Make sure you have thoroughly dried your chicken wings. In a food processor, blend onion, scallions, Scotch bonnet, garlic, ginger, pimento berries, sugar, spices, salt, and pepper. Stir in soy sauce, browning, vinegar, oil, and lemon juice and mix until well combined. Set your marinade aside until later.
  2. Place your wings in a large bowl and season with the seasoned salt. Make sure to coat each piece. Pour the marinade over the wings and mix well. Cover your bowl with plastic wrap then place the wings in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  3. After 2 hours, remove the bowl from the refrigerator and place your chicken wings on a baking sheet with a wire rack.
  4. Transfer the baking sheet to the preheated oven and allow your wings to cook for 45 minutes or until your chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

Nutrition

Calories: 480kcal

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Notes

  • 1. To add more heat, increase the number of Scotch Bonnet Peppers.
  • If you don't have Pimento Berries you can substitute with 1 Tbsp of ground all-spice seasonings.
  • This recipe is also great when cooked on an indoor or outdoor grill just be mindful of your cook time.
  • Scotch Bonnet Seasoning or dried scotch bonnet peppers can be used in place of fresh peppers.

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