Jerk chicken with rice & peas

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1. 1To make the jerk marinade, mix together all the ingredients in a food processor along with 1 tsp salt, and blend to a purée.
2. 2If you’re having trouble getting it to blend, just keep turning off the blender, stirring the mixture, and trying again.
3. 3Eventually it will start to blend up – don’t be tempted to add water, as you want a thick paste.
4. 4Taste the jerk mixture for seasoning – it should taste pretty salty, but not unpleasantly, puckering salty. You can now throw in more chillies if it’s not spicy enough for you.
5. 5If it tastes too salty and sour, try adding in a bit more brown sugar until the mixture tastes well balanced.
6. 6Make a few slashes in the chicken thighs and pour the marinade over the meat, rubbing it into all the crevices. Cover and leave to marinate overnight in the fridge.
7. 7If you want to barbecue your chicken, get the coals burning 1 hr or so before you’re ready to cook. Authentic jerked meats are not exactly grilled as we think of grilling, but sort of smoke-grilled.
8. 8To get a more authentic jerk experience, add some wood chips to your barbecue, and cook your chicken over slow, indirect heat for 30 mins. To cook in the oven, heat to 180C/160°C / 325°F fan/gas 4.
9. 9Put the chicken pieces in a roasting tin with the lime halves and leave to cook for 45 mins until tender and cooked through.
10. 10While the chicken is cooking, prepare the rice & peas. Rinse the rice in plenty of cold water, then tip it into a large saucepan with all the remaining ingredients except the kidney beans.
11. 11SeasonSeason with salt, add 300ml cold water and set over a high heat. Once the rice begins to boil, turn it down to a medium heat, cover and cook for 10 mins.
12. 12Add the beans to the rice, then cover with a lid. Leave off the heat for 5 mins until all the liquid is absorbed.
13. 13ServeSqueeze the roasted lime over the chicken and serve with the rice & peas, and some hot sauce if you like it really spicy.