Normally you don’t want to be caught jerking off around the grill, but here’s a rare exception. This Jerk Rotisserie Chicken is a crowd pleaser and packs a ton of flavor into a traditionally bland piece of poultry.
Print RecipeJerk Rotisserie Chicken
Recipe by BacusBBQ4
servings24
hours20
minutesChicken thighs and drums soaked overnight in a spicy jerk marinade, spun over hot coals, and nestled over a mixture of pineapple, rice, and cilantro.
Ingredients
4 4 chicken thighs (skin on) - typical for 1 pack
3-5 3-5 chicken drumsticks
2 cups 2 white rice (cooked)
1-2 cups 1-2 chopped pineapple
4 tbsp 4 chopped cilantro
- Jerk Seasoning
1 tsp 1 salt
1 tsp 1 pepper
1/2 tbsp 1/2 garlic powder
1/2 tsp 1/2 onion powder
1 tsp 1 cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp 1/2 spanish paprika
1/2 tsp 1/2 five spice
1 tsp 1 brown sugar
1 tsp 1 thyme dried
1 tsp 1 red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp 1/4 cinnamon ground
1/4 tsp 1/4 clove ground
1/4 tsp 1/4 cumin ground
- Marinade
1/2 1/2 white onion chopped
8 8 green onions (roots trimmed off)
6 cloves 6 garlic peeled
4 4 jalapenos cored and stems removed
4 tbsp 4 jerk seasoning
2 tbsp 2 ginger ground
2 tbsp 2 apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup 1/2 orange juice
2 tbsp 2 golden mountain sauce
1 1 lime (juiced)
Directions
- Mix all ingredients for the jerk seasoning and set aside.
- Add all of the marinade ingredients into a blender. Blend until it becomes a liquid. Using a bowl or ziploc bag, combine the marinate with the chicken. Mix thoroughly. Ensure the marinade gets underneath the skin. Cover and set in the refrigerator overnight.
- The next day remove the chicken from the refrigerator, pat dry, and set aside at room temperature for roughly 30 minutes.
- Set up your grill for a rotisserie and heat the coals till they gray over. Place the chicken in a rotisserie basket, set over the grill, and cook for roughly 15-20 minutes.
- While the chicken is cooking, prepare a mixture of white rice, chopped pineapple, and chopped cilantro. Set aside.
- Remove the chicken from the rotisserie and let rest for 5 minutes, Serve over a plate of the rice mixture and dig in.



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