Jamaican Jerk Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup chicken broth
• 1 (7 -8 lb) whole roasting chickens
• 1 small onion, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine garlic salt, allspice, thyme, black pepper, cayenne, and cinnamon.
• 2 add 1 1/2 teaspoons spice mixture to chicken broth, stirring well.
• 3 fill a turkey marinade injector with broth mixture; inject mixture at 1-inch intervals into breast, thighs, and wings of chicken.
• 4 rub remaining spice mixture over chicken skin.
• 5 let chicken stand for 30 minutes.
• 6 preheat oven to 375°.
• 7 place onion wedges in chicken cavity, and tie legs together with kitchen string.
• 8 tuck wings under, and place chicken, breast side up, on a v-shaped roasting rack set in a roasting pan.
• 9 bake for 2 hours or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of thigh reads 165°; loosely tent with foil to prevent excessive browning, if necessary.
• 10 carefully transfer chicken to a serving platter or carving board, and let stand 10 minutes before carving.