JAMAICAN JERK RUB  (ALSO APPALACHIAN RAMP JERK RUB)

Ingredients:

White or Yellow onion (a portion about 1/2 the size of a 275ml can of beer)
Scallions aka green onions or spring onions. (a bunch making up about 3/4 the volume of a can of beer) For the Appalachian version substitute ramps in equal quantity for the scallions.
2 teaspoons of fresh THYME or 1 teaspoon of dry thyme
2 teaspoons of salt
2 teaspoons of ground pimento (allspice) This may be ground a bit more coarsely than preground, store bought allspice if you have whole berries to grind yourself.
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4-6 habaneros (scotch bonnet peppers) (There are several varieties and I prefer the more red colored but yellow is fine too.  I like mine on the hot side)
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ginger (or a chunk of fresh ginger of equal volume)
1 teaspoon garlic (ground dry or a fresh cloves of equal volume)
DASH TO TASTE of molasses (I use perhaps a tablespoon worth as I prefer a savory jerk to a sweet one)
DASH TO TASTE of Rice Vinegar or Rice Wine Vinegar.  If these are not handy use even less common white vinegar.
DASH TO TASTE of Strong Rum

Just toss everything together into a food processor or blender and spin it until it forms a nice pasty rub.  Don't overprocess it.  It should still show identifyable bits of the individual ingredients.  Absent a food processor of any type a good old cutting board and a big knife can be taken up to chop up the vegetation then the rest can be mixed in.

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