Jerk chicken, a spicy grilled-meat dish mostly associated with Jamaica but common throughout the Caribbean.

Jerk refers to a style of cooking in which the main ingredient—which most often is chicken, also be beef, pork, goat, boar, seafood, or vegetables—is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; the resulting smoke is key to the flavour of the dish.

The cuisine had its origins with the Taino, who developed the jerk method and later taught it to Africans slaves, who in turn adapted it in creating jerk chicken. The word jerk reportedly stems from the Spanish charqui, meaning dried strips of meat similar to modern-day jerky.

IngredientsBowl of cold cooked Shelly jasmine or basmati rice Bell peppers diced2 carrots dicedSpring onion choppedRed onion dicedLeek choppedBroccoli chopped2 sprigs of thyme1 tablespoons olive oil2 tablespoons soy sauce1 teaspoon Little Jamaica NICE-IT-UP optional.1 teaspoon mixed...