Jamaican Fried Chicken
Jamaican Fried Chicken is usually served with vegetables, potato salad, rice, and peas. Add gravy or sauce for enhancement.
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken pieces
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- 5 cups water
- 2 stalks scallion chopped
- 1 med onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1½ tsp scotch bonnet pepper chopped
- 2 sprigs thyme
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp all purpose seasoning
- 1 tbsp chicken seasoning
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- ½ cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 packet pimento, ginger, and garlic seasoning
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Clean chicken in a mixture of white vinegar and 4 cups water.
- Blend the next eight ingredients with the remaining 1 cup water. Pour the marinade over the chicken, rub in and leave chicken to marinate for 2 hours or overnight.
- Place chicken pieces along with the marinade in a heated heavy bottom skillet. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes.
- Combine flour, baking powder, black pepper, pimento, ginger and garlic Seasoning and salt in a bowl and mix well.
- Remove skillet from flame; drain chicken pieces from the seasoned liquid and coat in the flour mixture.
- Heat vegetable oil in a skillet and use to fry the coated chicken pieces until golden brown; drain on absorbent paper.
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