Jerk Chicken and Pineapple Skewers

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Jerk marinades tin trust connected antithetic peppers for heat, specified arsenic Scotch bonnet, jalapeño and habanero. Here, we're rolling with the latter, which delivers a perky punch without overwhelming the thyme, scallion and allspice that circular retired a emblematic jerk spirit profile. Fresh lime foodstuff adds brightness and tang.

Cutting somewhat larger chunks of chickenhearted (1 1/2-inch pieces) helps the nutrient enactment juicy connected the grill, adjacent arsenic its edges instrumentality connected a bully char. We similar to usage the pineapple chunks arsenic stoppers astatine either extremity of each skewer.

Reserve immoderate of the marinade earlier the earthy chickenhearted goes into it; that way, you tin usage the reserved marinade arsenic a condiment for drizzling.

About those blistery peppers: We urge wearing food-safe gloves erstwhile seeding them.

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You'll request to soak 8-inch wooden/bamboo skewers successful h2o for astatine slightest 30 minutes earlier loading them up to forestall the ends from burning. The chickenhearted needs to marinate successful the refrigerator for 3 hours, oregon up to overnight.

Based connected a Bon Appetit look from cookbook authors Matt Lee and Ted Lee.

Ingredients

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Servings: 8-12

For the marinade and sauce

6 tablespoons rootlike oil
Juice from 1 oregon 2 limes (1/4 cup)
4 scallions, achromatic and greenish parts, coarsely chopped
4 habanero chile peppers, stemmed, seeded, coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
Leaves from 4 to 6 stems caller thyme (2 tablespoons)
1 tablespoonful minced peeled caller ginger root
1 tablespoonful acheronian brownish sugar
2 teaspoons crushed allspice
1 spoon kosher salt, positive much arsenic needed
1/4 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
2 tablespoons distilled achromatic vinegar

For the skewers

2 pounds boneless, skinless chickenhearted bosom halves (no tenderloins), chopped into 1 1/2-inch chunks
1/2 ample yellowish onion
1 ample reddish doorbell pepper, seeded and chopped into 1 1/2-inch pieces
12 ounces peeled, trimmed and cubed caller pineapple (from astir 1/2 pineapple)

Based connected a Bon Appetit look from cookbook authors Matt Lee and Ted Lee.

Tested by Matt Brooks.

Published May 23, 2018

Updated March 16, 2026