Wet Jerk Rub

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Description

Wet Jerk Rub

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup fresh thyme leaves

  • 2 bunches (about 15) green onions, finely chopped

  • 1/4 cup ginger root, finely diced

  • 3 Scotch bonnet peppers, stemmed and finely chopped

  • 1/4 cup peanut oil

  • 5 garlic cloves, chopped

  • 3 freshly ground bay leaves

  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground allspice

  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

  • 1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper

  • 1 tablespoon freshly ground coriander

  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon

  • 2 teaspoons salt

  • juice of 1 lime

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients into a thick, chunky paste. The mixture will keep in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for several months.

Most Jamaicans grind their spices by hand in a mortar and pestle. The whole spices tend to retain more aromatic oils in them and therefore more of a natural pungency. To save time, you can pulverize the spices in a spice grinder or coffee mill, and then add them to the other ingredients.