Market Jerk Barbecue

Name: Market Jerk Barbecue
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 6 cups (1420 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Vegetable Oil; 1/4 cup minced (40 g) Ginger; 10 cloves minced Garlic; 3 yellow onions Onion; 3 1/2 cups (1.9 kg) (1652.2 ml) Ketchup; 1 1/2 cups (300g) Brown Sugar; 1 1/4 cups (300g) Jerk Paste

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Kwame Onwuachi recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Kwame Onwuachi.

Kwame Onwuachi's Market Jerk Barbecue, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Vegetable Oil 30 mlKetchup 1652 ml

Ingredients

Vegetable Oil — 2 Tbsp (30 ml)
Ginger — 1/4 cup minced (40 g)
Garlic — 10 cloves minced
Onion — 3 yellow onions
Ketchup — 3 1/2 cups (1.9 kg) (1652.2 ml)
Brown Sugar — 1 1/2 cups (300g)
Jerk Paste — 1 1/4 cups (300g)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Vegetable Oil, Ketchup.
Add: Ginger, Garlic, Onion, Brown Sugar, Jerk Paste.
Cap the jar and shake until combined.
Pour into a cold pan and bring to a gentle simmer. The jar stays off the stove — cool leftovers to warm-to-touch before they go back in the glass.

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Provenance

Afro-Caribbean chef of Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi at Lincoln Center; James Beard Rising Star and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Bronx and Nigerian family references appear across the menu.

Originally published as Jerk Barbecue Sauce.

Adapted from a Kwame Onwuachi recipe (VICE / Kwame Onwuachi jerk chicken feature).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes — with one pan. Its liquids pour to the printed fill-lines and shake cold; the mix then goes into a pan to simmer. The jar itself never touches heat.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from VICE / Kwame Onwuachi jerk chicken feature (published as “Jerk Barbecue Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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