Wet Jerk Rub

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Wet Jerk Rub

Serves: 4 cups


	Ingredients 1/2 cup fresh thyme leaves 15 green onions, finely chopped 1/4 cup ginger root, finely diced 3 Scotch bonnet peppers, stemmed and finely chopped 1/4 cup peanut oil 5 garlic cloves, chopped 3 freshly ground bay leaves 2 tsp freshly ground allspice 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 1 Tbsp freshly ground pepper 1 Tbsp freshly ground coriander 1 tsp freshly ground cinnamon 2 tsp salt 1 lime, juice of

Method

Combine all the ingredients into a thick, chunky paste. The mixture will keep in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for several months.

Most Jamaicans grind their spices by hand in a mortar and pestle. The whole spices tend to retain more aromatic oils in them and therefore more of a natural pungency. To save time, you can pulverize the spices in a spice grinder or coffee mill, and then add them to the other ingredients.