I have been working quite a lot lately and haven’t had time to create any new dishes. However, I have had this weekend off and really fancied jerk chicken so I thought I would cook it for dinner last night. I have only ever done it once before and then it turned out way too spicy and a little bitter as I used fresh oranges and I had to try and balance out the flavour with honey. My parents are in Jamaica at the minute so that could be one of the factors for me craving it.

I love the flavour of jerk. I want it to almost blow my face off and homemade is just the best. This was so easy to do and I will definitely be doing it again! I used half of my marinade on the chicken, then the rest I made into a sauce. I…