Jamaican Jerk Chicken Kebab

Alright, so let me start by saying that July 15th was mike's birthday and he's not feeling well at all. Poor guy. So when I got home from work I gave him a choice of 2 dishes that I would cook for him. Either my faijtas or try a new recipe, which I just saw on TV (Guy's Big Bite) - Jamaican Jerk Chicken Kebab. We both never had jerk chicken and were curious and so decided to try something new. and I must say, I'll make that plenty of more times in the future!

INGREDIENTS

for the chicken marinade, put the following in a food processor:
- 1 medium red onion
- 1/4 cup of oilve oil
- 1/4 cup of soy sauce
- 2-3 green onions
- 1 habenero pepper (I took out the seeds and membrane)
- 3/4 cup of orange juice
- ginger
- 1 tbsp nutmeg
- some cinemon
- some allspice
- 3-4 springs of fresh thyme
- 2 gloves of garlic
- salt and pepper

blend all of this together and let the chicken marinade. I put the cut up chicken with the marinade in a plastic bag and let it marinade for about 1 hour

Then take some wooden skewers that have been soaked in water for at least 30 min and put the chicken on them.

Grill the chicken. After it's browned on the outside, put it in the oven at 400 degrees for about 10-15 min until chicken is cooked all the way through.

As a side dish, I made a Mango Salsa. This is so easy to make too.

In a medium bowl mix together:
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- some hotsauce (depending on your taste)
- juice of 2 limes
- finely chopped ginger
- finely cut up english cucumber
- cut up mango
- 2 scallions

cover with plastic wrap and let all this marinade for 1-2 hours in the fridge

Serve dish with rice mixed with some cilantro and parsley.