Description

This super quick and easy marinade has an amazing sweet and spicy flavor – perfect for grilled meats and vegetables. I love using this marinade as a quick dressing for any grain or bean salad as well.

Ingredients

Scale

1/4 cup molasses (not black strap)

1/3 cup soy sauce, tamari (GF), or coconut aminos (GF)

4 cloves minced garlic

1 Tbsp ginger juice or 3-4 inches minced fresh ginger

1 Tbsp cinnamon

1 tsp allspice

1 tsp thyme

Sliced jalepeño or serrano peppers, optional

Instructions

Put everything in a bowl and whisk until the molasses is thoroughly mixed in (not stuck to the bottom of the bowl).
- Optional food processor/blender mixing: If you’re using fresh ginger and/or pepper slices, or just want the marinade to be liquified, put all the ingredients into your favorite food processor or blender and whir until it’s a thick, smooth liquid.
Marinating: Marinate animal protein and vegetables for 30 minutes – 24 hours before cooking.
Dressing: Toss some of the jerk marinade with any salad. Taste, and add more jerk marinade if necessary.

Notes

This recipe was inspired by Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken from Budget Bytes. I was going to prepare that recipe one hot summer day, but I was missing some of the ingredients and didn’t want to use my oven at all. The result of all my changes is the recipe here.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Category: Marinade and Dressing
Method: Mix