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I like Jamaican Jerk food. From what I can tell there are two types of jerk. One is not a million miles away from a traditional barbecue sauce - a sweet, tomato sauce, but with a bit of kick. Brown/red in colour. The other is not sweet at all, just hot chillies, thyme, all spice, spring onions, salt & pepper, and maybe a few other bits - but not a red/sweet sauce.

Currently I use Grace Jerk Barbecue for the sweet one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grace-Jerk-Bbq- ... =1-1-fkmr0

And Dunn's River for the other:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dunns-River-Jam ... 261&sr=1-2

I'ver read a few times that the best pre-bought jerk is Walkerswood:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Walkerswood-Tra ... 295&sr=1-1

They do several sorts, and one of the recipes at their site calls for both:

http://walkerswood.com/product_jerk_bbq_sauce.php

I've not tried these, but I've read quite a few comments that Walkerswood are the best/better than Dunn's River, etc. A Carribean store in town sells them, so I'll have to give them a go.

I like the Dunn's River because the ingredients list on the jar only lists:

Scallion, Hot Pepper, Salt, Thyme, Spices

All natural! Oh, and it tastes great to me.

If it had preservatives, or different ingredients, I miught be suspicious. But if I wanted to make it myself I don't know that I'd do any different, and I'm unsure as to the balance/quantities. Call me lazy, but when a pre-made version is that good and that natural, why make your own?

Has anyone tried the Walkerswood, or any other makes?

For the sweet barbecue sauce I like to lift the skinf a little from the chicken thighs and squeeze a couple of teaspoons full under the skin. Then I don't baste the outside until there's only about 20 minutes left to cook. I like using Sainsbury's 'jumbo' thighs. Very, very meaty.

Steve W

Pecker wrote:Many thanks.

Is the book recipe the same as this:

http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/p ... ken-recipe

Steve W

Yes thats the same recipe. For the all purpose seasoning try to get the Dunns River type or any Caribbean type. I also toss in a few whole all spice berries into the coals. The recipe says to cook it on hot coals for 10 mins but I cant see how that would work so I slow cook it for 1.5 - 2 hrs.

I have tried all of the products you have mentioned but it was many years ago. At the moment I definitely think is a "fresh homemade taste" from knocking up your own jerk recipe.