jerk sauce

How to Make a Flavorful Jerk Pasta With Lamb

Jerk Lamb Pasta is a delicious and flavorful dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or a party. The lamb is cooked in a flavorful jerk sauce made with allspice, thyme, ginger, garlic, and scotch bonnet pepper. The pasta is cooked al dente and then tossed with the jerk sauce and lamb. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table!

Here are some additional tips for making delicious Jerk Lamb Pasta:

  • Use fresh lamb. The fresher the lamb, the better the dish will taste.
  • Don’t overcook the lamb. Lamb should be cooked until it is browned on the outside and pink on the inside. Overcooked lamb will be tough and dry.
  • Use a good quality jerk seasoning. The jerk seasoning will add flavor to the dish, so use a seasoning that you enjoy.
  • Serve with rice or another grain. Jerk Lamb Pasta is a great dish to serve with rice or another grain. The rice or grain will help to soak up the flavorful sauce.
  • Enjoy! Jerk Lamb Pasta is a delicious and flavorful dish that is sure to please everyone at the table!

Here is a recipe for Jerk Lamb Pasta:

Ingredients

  • 1 rack of lamb
  • Pack of fettuccine pasta
  • 2 mini bell peppers or habanero pepper
  • ½ large red onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 scallion (diced)
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 2 tablespoons Jamaican allspice
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 7 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • squeezed lime juice

Instructions

  1. Cook the fettuccine pasta according to the package. Drain any accessive water from the pasta and set aside.
  2. Preheat the over to 375º F.
  3. Add bell peppers, onions, garlic, scallion, white vinegar, soy sauce, sea salt, black pepper, ginger, Jamaican allspice, brown sugar, nutmeg, thyme, and lime juice to a high-speed blender and blend until completely incorporated.
  4. Season both sides of the rack of lamb with salt and black pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large heavy ovenproof skillet over high heat. Sear rack of lamb for 1 to 2 minutes on all sides.
  5. Arrange the rack bone side down in the skillet, add sprigs of thyme. Roast the lamb in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes.
  6. Let it rest for 5 to 7 minutes, loosely covered, before carving between the ribs.
  7. Add some of the jerk sauce into the pasta and stir together.
  8. Plate the pasta then top it with 2 carved lamb and drizzle the remaining jerk sauce over the lamb and pasta.
  9. Enjoy and don’t forget to hashtag, #dinnerwithtayo.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken with a homemade Jerk sauce

INGREDIENTS

  • Pack of chicken thighs (or selection of your choice)
  • 2-3 scotch bonnet peppers (use habanero pepper for substitution)
  • ½ large red onion chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 4 stalks of scallion
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 2 tablespoons Jamaican allspice
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 7 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • squeezed lime juice

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Clean the chicken, season with salt and set aside.
  2. Add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until completely incorporated. Pour the majority of the sauce into a ziplock bag with the chicken. Save the remaining sauce for later. Let this marinate for 1-2 hours (it’s better if you allow the chicken to marinate into the sauce longer, ideally overnight).
  3. Grill the chicken on both sides until it’s cooked all the way through. Occasionally flip it on each side so you don’t burn the outside layer. It’s okay to have a nice brown texture on the outside.
  4. Once ready, remove the chicken from the grill. You can enjoy immediately or let flavors meld together for as long as you like.
  5. You can pick out the side of your choice with this dish. I made plantains with mine. If you don’t know by now I LOVE plantains.
  6. Enjoy this dish with family and friends. Don’t forget to hashtag, #dinnerwithtayo.