Name: Grilled Jerk Chicken and Peach Skewers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 lbs chicken (boneless, skinless breast or thigh); 3 peaches, sliced into wedges; 1 red onion, sliced into wedges; handful of cilantro for garnish; 1/8 cup olive oil ( or vegetable); 1/8 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup lime juice, more for squeezing; 1/4 cup honey; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 4 cloves garlic; 1 T fresh chopped ginger; 1- 2 Scotch bonnet peppers, habaneros, or jalapeños , chopped in half; 3 scallions or 1 shallot, chopped; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves ( or 1/2 T dry); 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

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Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Peach Skewers – a delicious summertime meal!

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Jess C. Scott

Our grill has been working overtime lately, allowing our old house (sans air conditioning), to stay a little bit cooler during our heat wave. This recipe for grilled jerk chicken skewers with peaches, has become a new favorite around here. It screams of summer with its bold Caribbean flavors and sweet tart juicy peaches- tender, ripe and dripping with nectar. The spicy heat of the chicken is soooooo incredibly good with the peaches –you simply must try this! My husband Brian, I admit, was a little skeptical when I handed him the skewers to grill – he’s not a huge fan of cooked fruit- but I’ll tell you what, when it came time to eat, those skewers disappeared so fast, I had to laugh! He totally devoured them. So, get yourself some peaches and get grilling. Tis’ the season …for both!!

To make the marinade, blend everything in the blender. Don’t neglect the spices, they really add the depth and intrigue needed to balance out the flavors. Allspice is especially important.

I could not find scotch bonnet peppers so I subbed 1 habenero and 1 jalapeño. Chicken was 2 stars in spiciness. The next time I used 2 habeneros, and it bumped it up to 3 stars, perfect for us. To mellow out the heat a bit- use 2 jalapeños.

I recommend boneless, skinless chicken thighs for this recipe. They are more tender and juicy than breasts which tend to dry out. Cut thin into ¾ to 1 inch chunks, pour the marinade over, and let sit at least 30 min, but preferably longer, 1 hour or up to 3 hours.

Slice the peaches into wedges, about ¾ an inch thick.

Using gloves ( the marinade is spicy) thread chicken and peaches on to soaked skewers.

Then grill the skewers on medium high heat until all sides are seared nicely. Meat likes to have grill marks, so make sure to get these! Otherwise, it can look unappetizing. After there are grill marks, turn heat all the way down to low, cover and continue grilling until chicken is cooked through. You could place on a piece of foil, to prevent over charring.

Give the skewers a nice good sear on all sides on medium high heat.

Then place the skewers on a bed of foil, turning up the edges to catch the all the yummy juices. You want to be sure to use a good quality, heavy duty foil like Reynolds Wrap, that will hold up on the grill.

Turn heat to low, and cover grill to cook all the way through without burning.

Place the skewers on a platter and drizzle the “cooked” juices over the skewers.

Serve on a platter and enjoy outside!!!

Grilled Jerk Chicken and Peach Skewers

★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews

Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Yield: 12 skewers- serves 4
Category: Main
Cuisine: Caribbean

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Description

Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Peach Skewers, a delicious summertime meal that is full of flavor!

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken (boneless, skinless breast or thigh)
3 peaches, sliced into wedges
1 red onion, sliced into wedges
handful of cilantro for garnish

Marinade Ingredients:

1/8 cup olive oil ( or vegetable)
1/8 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup lime juice, more for squeezing
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
4 cloves garlic
1 T fresh chopped ginger
1– 2 Scotch bonnet peppers, habaneros, or jalapeños , chopped in half
3 scallions or 1 shallot, chopped
1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves ( or 1/2 T dry)
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Instructions

Soak the skewers. Cut the chicken into 1 inch chunks and place in a bowl.
Place all the marinade ingredients in the blender, and blend until relatively smooth. Pour the marinade over the chicken. Let sit 30 minutes or up to 1 hour. ( The longer your marinate, the spicier they will become.)
Pre heat the grill to medium high.
Slice the peaches, and onions into ¾ inch thick wedges.
Using gloves, skewer the chicken, peaches and onion. The marinade will naturally get on the peaches which is a good thing.
Grill until all sides are nicely seared with grill marks. Turn heat down to LOW, place on a piece of heavy duty foil, folding up the edges to catch the drippings, and close the lid, letting chicken cook all the way through, until done.
Place on a platter, squeeze with lime, and garnish with lime or orange slices and sprinkle with cilantro. Enjoy with a big salad.

Notes

You may need a pair of kitchen gloves ( marinade is spicy) for sensitive hands

12 pre-soaked wood skewers

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Comments

Amy Arnold says

August 23, 2020 at 7:25 pm

Bravo Sylvia! Another out of the park delicious recipe. Thank you.

★★★★★

Ingvild says

July 05, 2020 at 4:06 am

Delicious! After finding your blog in January, I use your recipes weekly. I’ve never enjoyed cooking more! Thank you so much 💘 much love from Norway

★★★★★

- Sylvia Fountaine says
  
  July 05, 2020 at 2:37 pm
  
  Thank you so much- very kind of you!
  
Desirée says

January 23, 2020 at 3:14 pm

Made this last summer for a friend’s going-away party. It was extraordinarily good and got rave reviews. Might also be the perfect antidote for the winter blahs. Can’t wait to make it again!

★★★★★

- Sylvia Fountaine says
  
  January 23, 2020 at 6:06 pm
  
  Thanks so much, so happy you enjoyed this Desiree!
  
Leah Wilson says

September 28, 2019 at 8:26 pm

These turned out so good. Served it with a cabbage slaw. Delicious!

★★★★★

T says

August 02, 2016 at 10:05 am

Any ideas for sides to serve alongside this?

- Sylvia Fountaine says
  
  August 03, 2016 at 6:40 am
  
  This Cabbage Mango Slaw or this Jicama mango Slaw would be good, and maybe some rice.
  
Anonymous says

July 28, 2014 at 2:57 pm

Could you add shrimp to this too or does that not work well with the jerk flavor?

- Sylvia Fountaine says
  
  July 28, 2014 at 3:01 pm
  
  Yes…I think that would taste great!!!
  
Willow @ Will Cook For Friends says

July 26, 2014 at 4:09 am

Those skewers are just gorgeous! The combination of spicy jerk seasoning and those sweet peaches sounds just to die for, too. Will definitely have to give this a go this summer!

Carol at Wild Goose Tea says

July 23, 2014 at 3:56 pm

Geez what’s not to like abut grilled fruit. It makes such a wonderful complement to the meat. This is the perfect example.

The Cooking Jar says

July 21, 2014 at 6:17 pm

Wow, these look really, really good! The first thing I thought was how great those peaches will go with it. And those spices really take it up a notch. Love it!

- Sylvia Fountaine says
  
  July 22, 2014 at 1:33 pm
  
  Yes,I agree…. the peaches make the dish 🙂
  
Matt Robinson says

July 21, 2014 at 2:55 pm

What a perfect combination of summer flavors. I love jerk chicken!

- Sylvia Fountaine says
  
  July 22, 2014 at 1:32 pm
  
  Thanks Matt, I do as well!