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Chicken rotisserie on the grill

Jerk Rotisserie Chicken

This chicken is seasoned and marinated in a spicy Jamaican jerk marinade, before it goes on the grill to Rotisserie for a couple hours. The result is the best jerk rotisserie chicken you'll ever taste.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Festive & Holiday Recipes, Grilling
Cuisine Jamaican

Ingredients
  

  • 2 whole chickens about 2.5-3 lbs each
  • 2 stalks scallions
  • 5 sprigs thyme
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon cane sugar or brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon allspice pimento powder
  • 3 slices ginger
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 3 lime leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoon parsley

Instructions
 

  • In a blender, add Cane Sugar (2 tablespoon), Olive Oil (1 tablespoon), Fresh Ginger (3 slice), Garlic (2 clove), Scallion (1 bunch), Scotch Bonnet Pepper (1), Ground Allspice (1 tablespoon), Fresh Thyme (5 sprig), Ground Cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon), Ground Nutmeg (1/2 teaspoon) Soy Sauce (2 tablespoon), Kaffir Lime Leaf (3), Fresh Parsley (2 tablespoon), and Fish Sauce (1 tablespoon). Blend all the ingredients together to make the marinade.
    Prepped ingredients for chicken
  • Prep your Whole Chicken (2) by trimming any excess fats, wash with lemon water. Pour the marinade over the chickens and rub it thoroughly on the chicken and in the cavity. Let it marinate in the fridge for a minimum of 4 hours.
    Whole chicken in pan with marinade rubbed on
  • Set the chickens up on your rotisserie grill. Place a pan with Water (to taste) underneath the chickens and add Garlic (4 clove), Fresh Thyme (5 sprig), Kaffir Lime Leaf (to taste) and Whole Allspice (10).
    Chicken roasting on grill over pan with water
  • Roast the chickens while maintaining a temperature of 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) for 2 1/2 hours.
    Close up of roasted chicken on grill over pan of water
  • Serve and enjoy!
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