BBQ Chicken w/ Caribbean Green Seasoning

Serves 8

Ingredients

  • 3½ lbs chicken, bone in & skin-on, cut into pieces
  • 2 tbsp green seasoning*
  • paprika
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce*

Green Seasoning

  • 1 bunch scallions
  • 1 bunch thyme
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 11 cloves garlic
  • 1 habañero pepper
  • 1 tbsp peeled fresh ginger
  • 1 lime or lemon, skin-on, diced, seeds removed
  • 1 cup water

Caribbean BBQ Sauce

  • 1½ cups ketchup
  • ½ cup sriracha chili sauce
  • ½ cup tomato paste
  • ¼ cup red onion, grated
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp yellow mustard
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup beer
  • ½ tsp habañero pepper, chopped
  • 1½ cups water

Special Equipment

  • blender
  • large baking dish
  • grill
  • tongs

How-to

Make Green Seasoning

  1. Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until mix is a smooth thick paste

Make BBQ Sauce

  1. Whisk all Caribbean BBQ Sauce ingredients together in a large bowl and set aside

Add Green Seasoning & Bake Chicken

  1. Preheat oven to 325º
  2. Wash chicken and make a few shallow scores (knife slits) in the skin and fat
  3. Rub chicken thoroughly with the green seasoning. Place in a baking dish and sprinkle with paprika. Bake for 50 minutes

Add Sauce & Grill Chicken

  1. Remove from oven and coat with BBQ sauce
  2. Grill 1-2 minutes per side on medium-high heat.  If you do not have access to a grill, place under oven broiler for 1 minute each side