It’s called Island Beach Chicken because it tastes like jerk chicken, as well as chicken from other island beach destinations like Jamaica, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, and Barbados. They all apply a spicy, well-seasoned mojo and cook over an open flame.

Island Beach Chicken-Virgin island

Dishes like this can be found at any of the beachy island resorts such as Jamaica, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, or Barbados. They all cook over a live fire with a spicy, well-seasoned mojo.

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Cook Time 8

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine British Virgin Island, Caribbean, Jamaican

Servings 6 people

Calories 670 kcal

Ingredients

1 whole chicken cut into pieces or 8 bones in thighs, 4 leg quarters, etc.

1 roasted red bell pepper

1 ea habanero pepper seeded and diced

1/4 cup green bell pepper

1 ea green onion

1/4 cup red onion

1/4 cup yellow onion

1/4 cup parsley

2 cloves garlic

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup lime juice

1/4 cup oil

Instructions

Place all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor, except the chicken. Blend or process until completely smooth.

Marinate the chicken for 4 to 8 hours in the mixture.

Set your grill to a medium heat of 350 degrees Fahrenheit for direct cooking. For my charcoal grill, that's around 1 chimney full of Kingsford Charcoal.

grill with coals 8-12 minutes per side on the grill When compared to a steak, I spend a lot more time flipping these throughout the cooking period, even though I always preach the less turning the better. Don't be frightened of some char, but make sure to turn them as needed

Remove after the thighs have reached 170 degrees Fahrenheit and the breasts have reached 160 degrees Fahrenheit. As mentioned above, this normally takes 8-12 minutes, but on a colder, windier day, it took about 30 minutes to bring the largest chunks to the right interior temperature.

That's why it's crucial to cook by temperature rather than time.

Serve with rice and pigeon peas

Keyword beach, caribbean beach chicken, Chicken drumstick, Jerk, jerk chicken

Island Beach Chicken Virgin island