Easy Jerk Sauce Recipe

This easy Jerk Sauce Recipe is a sweet, spicy, savory mix of mouthwatering Caribbean flavors like allspice, scotch bonnet peppers, and thyme. Whip up homemade Jamaican Jerk Sauce in minutes and use it as a tasty marinade for proteins, veggies, and more!

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Course: Sauce or Marinade

Cuisine: Jamaican

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: oz

Calories: 38kcal

Author: Capri Lilly

Ingredients

½ cup Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice or Pineapple Juice
¼ cup Coconut Aminos gluten-free. can sub soy sauce for non-gluten-free option
3 tbsp Avocado Oil or neutral tasting oil
¼ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce ensure gluten-free if necessary
1 tbsp Fresh Ginger about 2"
4 Stalks Scallions end trimmed
1 Lime juiced
8 Cloves Garlic
2-4 Scotch Bonnet Peppers can sub w/ habanero peppers, add more or less as desired
½ Red Onion roughly chopped
6 Sprigs of Fresh Thyme
3 tbsp Jerk Seasoning
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
1 tsp Sea Salt plus more to taste
1 tsp Black Pepper plus more to taste
½ tsp Nutmeg

Instructions

Add all the ingredients into a food processor or blender.
Blend until smooth or until you reach your desired consistency.
Store in an airtight jar for up to one week. Use as a marinate for meats and fish.

Notes

If you do not have jerk seasoning to add to the sauce use a mix of:

1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried parsley
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp ground allspice
2 tsp dried thyme or fresh thyme
1 tsp Cinnamon
½ tsp Nutmeg
¼ tsp ground cloves
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp pepper

**You can adjust the heat to your liking, adding more or less scotch bonnet or habanero peppers. This recipe is “medium spicy”.

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