Original Jamaican Curry Chicken Recipe (Authentic, Delicious Curry!)

Original Jamaican Curry Chicken Recipe

There are many instructions on how to cook Jamaican/Caribbean chicken curry. (By the way, Jamaicans usually call it curried chicken.) I like to use an original Jamaican curry chicken recipe from my Jamaican friends.

Some people say that it is a 3-step process to cook it – brown the chicken pieces, simmer with the seasonings and then add the liquid. I’m sure that’s a good way to cook it, but that’s not how my Jamaican friends do it.

They simply put everything in the pot and simmer it on low for 1 and a 1/2 to 2 hours. The key to a good curry is the Jamaican curry powder and the brand that my Jamaican friends use the most is CHIEF Curry Powder.

This curried chicken recipe is really simple. The only way that you can mess it up (okay, the one way that I messed it up once) is to cook it in a crockpot. Curried chicken is best when cooked simmering in a pot on the stovetop…not in a slow cooker. “My guys” still bring up that misstep months later!

Original Jamaican Curry Chicken Recipe

White rice and beans, cabbage or macaroni and cheese are all great sides to serve with this Jamaican curry chicken recipe.

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