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If you haven't been in the Throwdown forum recently, there are a couple of throwdowns going on right now.
Jamaican Jerk Cook-Off!
Just One Bite!
The cook below is my entry in both of these. Come join us! We don't bite.
Well, just one bite...
:becky:
Jamaican Jerk CLOINK Balls with fresh pineapple and mango salsa.
Ground chicken (cluck) with jerk seasoning and green onions wrapped in bacon (oink) and then grilled indirect and basted with a Jamaican Jerk sauce. CLuck + OINK = CLOINK
When we were in Ocho Rios in April I bought some jerk seasoning and some Jamaican hot sauce.
But... I can't find either one :doh:
So, when I went to the store to buy the other ingredients I found this...
Uncle Joe's Jerk is a Chicago area restaurant known for jerk chicken. The sauce is very good and has quite a bit of heat.
For the chicken mixture I added three tablespoons to a pound of ground chicken and tossing in 4 green onions that were thinly sliced. The mixture was very wet so I also added some bread crumbs to help it hold shape better. I formed a dozen balls and wrapped each one with half a slice of thin cut bacon and pinned it with a soaked toothpick. Even with the breadcrumbs the chicken mixture was wet and didn't stay in ball shape, but I think they still looked good.
I cooked them indirect until the bacon was nice and crispy and then basted them with four coats of a jerk basting sauce made with the Uncle Joe's Jerk Sauce, a little apple juice and a little BBQ sauce to cut the heat.
I also made a fresh salsa with pineapple, mango, red onion, orange bell pepper, tomato and cilantro to accompany the CLOINKS.
And yes, I ate that in one bite! The CLOINK had a great jerk flavor and the sauce mellowed a bit when cooked so it had a good amount of heat, but not so much that my wife couldn't handle it. the fresh salsa was a great complement to the heat of the Jamaican Jerk CLOINK Ball.
Jamaican Jerk Cook-Off!
Just One Bite!
The cook below is my entry in both of these. Come join us! We don't bite.
Well, just one bite...
:becky:
Jamaican Jerk CLOINK Balls with fresh pineapple and mango salsa.
Ground chicken (cluck) with jerk seasoning and green onions wrapped in bacon (oink) and then grilled indirect and basted with a Jamaican Jerk sauce. CLuck + OINK = CLOINK
When we were in Ocho Rios in April I bought some jerk seasoning and some Jamaican hot sauce.
But... I can't find either one :doh:
So, when I went to the store to buy the other ingredients I found this...
Uncle Joe's Jerk is a Chicago area restaurant known for jerk chicken. The sauce is very good and has quite a bit of heat.
For the chicken mixture I added three tablespoons to a pound of ground chicken and tossing in 4 green onions that were thinly sliced. The mixture was very wet so I also added some bread crumbs to help it hold shape better. I formed a dozen balls and wrapped each one with half a slice of thin cut bacon and pinned it with a soaked toothpick. Even with the breadcrumbs the chicken mixture was wet and didn't stay in ball shape, but I think they still looked good.
I cooked them indirect until the bacon was nice and crispy and then basted them with four coats of a jerk basting sauce made with the Uncle Joe's Jerk Sauce, a little apple juice and a little BBQ sauce to cut the heat.
I also made a fresh salsa with pineapple, mango, red onion, orange bell pepper, tomato and cilantro to accompany the CLOINKS.
And yes, I ate that in one bite! The CLOINK had a great jerk flavor and the sauce mellowed a bit when cooked so it had a good amount of heat, but not so much that my wife couldn't handle it. the fresh salsa was a great complement to the heat of the Jamaican Jerk CLOINK Ball.
