Wet Jerk Rub
Wet Jerk Rub
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 t
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.
