Spicy Jerk Marinade for Seafood or Chicken

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[Bean Counter]

I started with a couple of recipes I found online, and modified and combined them to come up with this marinade. It's just outstanding with fish; I fixed tilapia with it tonight, and it's also great with shrimp and scallops...

In a blender, combine the following:

1 large red onion, peeled, rough chopped
1 large shallot, peeled, rough chopped
2 large garlic cloves, peeled, rough chopped
1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded, rough chopped
1 large jalapeno pepper, cored, seeded, rough chopped
1 1/2 tsp Dry Thyme
Juice of 1 lemon (or lime)
3 tsp Kosher Salt
1 tsp freshly ground Allspice
1 tsp sharp cinnamon
1 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
2 TBS Olive oil

Blend everything to liquify, by leave it a bit chunky. Store for up to a month in a refrigerated, covered container.

[Bean Counter]

I lay out my fish and put a coat of the marinade on it, flip it, and coat the other side. On a mild fish like Tilapia I only marinate for an hour. Shrimp can marinate for a couple of hours.

I cook the fish with the marinade in a hot pan with a little olive oil, about 3 minutes per side, covered, until done.

Enjoy!!

[RightWingMama]

looks wonderful. I’m going to try it.

[bareford101]

thank you for sharing.... I’m tryin..... :)

[Lancey Howard]

Bookmarked. Thanks.

[guido911]

Thanks. Can it be used on pork?

[PalmettoMason]

Bookmarked. Ever try it with chicken?

(We LOVE jerk chicken!)

[PalmettoMason]

Duh... just re-read the title. It’s right there in blue and white.

[Captain7seas]

American’s don’t let other American’s eat imported seafood.

[rabidralph]

This works well, too. It's available at Amazon.com. Add a TBLSP or more to your blender, with 1/3C of soy sauce, half an onion, quartered, and a clove of garlic. Maybe a pinch of cumin if you wish.

Blend it all together, liquefy it. Pour into a bowl over the meat. Cover it completely in the marinade and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

[JoeProBono]

[orchid]

Seems as though this would destroy the intrinsic flavor of whatever it is used on. Try it as a dip for Tostitos.

[montyspython]

I use a combo of olive oil, walkerswood and pick-a-peppa sauce then marinade about 4lbs of shrimp in it overnight then throw those bad boys on the grill. Hot as hell but oh so tasty. Sometimes I’ll also add a little season salt for flavor.

Walkerswood is da bomb.

[NailInACoffin]

Red onion, garlic, red bell pepper, jalapeno? Sign me up!

[The_Media_never_lie]

I’ve known a few spicy jerks in my day, but this is the first one I would like to have around. Thanks for posting.

[Silentgypsy]

Ping

[Nachum]

bump

[libertarian27]

Bean Counter, recipe looks great - pop it over to the weekly cooking thread if you get a chance - would be great to share there and get on a recipe recap list for reference.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2650187/posts

Thanks for the ping Silentgypsy

FOOD!!!

[Liberty Valance]

Mas chile!

[Silentgypsy]

Thanks! Is there some more efficient way of doing this? I feel like I’m giving you more work but this looked ‘way too good to pass up. :)