Jamaican Cookery

  The finished product: perfectly moist and ready to serve with rice or in a wrap Jamaican-Style Shredded Chicken (Recipe Card) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients For simmering the chicken 2 lb. chicken, cut into 4 pieces 2 scallions, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2 sprigs thyme 1 hot pepper ½ tsp salt Water (enough to cover chicken) For frying the shredded chicken ½ onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 sweet pepper, chopped 1 hot pepper, chopped (optional) ½ tsp Maggi All Purpose seasoning ½ tsp Old Bay seasoning ¼ tsp black pepper 1–2 tbsp ketchup 1 tbsp cooking oil Instructions Add chicken to a pot with scallion, onion, garlic, thyme, hot pepper, salt, and enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat. Do not boil hard. Simmer for about 50 minutes , or until the chicken is tender. ...