If you’re looking for the easiest and most delicious jerk pork to make in the oven, look no further. If you choose to grill your pork outdoors, that will work. If you own an air fryer, you can easily adapt the recipe to that equipment as well.
What you need…
4-5 pounds pork
1 cup Jamaican jerk marinade
2 green onions (chopped)
1 1/2 cups pineapple (3rd power)
1 tablespoon brown sugar (or honey)
1/2 medium onion (cut into cubes)
2 clementines (juice)
5 sprigs of thyme
Note! For more information on the recipe, follow the video below. In particular, we’ll explain which parts of the pork to use for best results and why we used a spicy Jamaican jerk marinade. Orange juice is a great substitute for clementines. For convenience, I used a commercially available Jamaican jerk marinade.
Make a fortified marinade by adding everything except the pork and thyme.
You’ll notice two things about the pork I used. It had fat and skin and was about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place the pork pieces (Cleaned) Place in a ziplock bag or bowl and pour in the marinade. Marinate overnight or at least 3 hours for best results.
Preheat oven to 380°F. Line a baking tray with foil and be sure to use a rack to keep the pork from soaking in the marinade/liquid as it roasts. (explained in video).
I made a mistake putting it on the baking tray, which made cleaning up a mess afterwards. Pour the remaining marinade directly over the pork, place the thyme sprigs on top and cover with foil. Roast on medium rack for 2 to 2.5 hours.
After an hour, flip the pork and let it cook in the liquid at the bottom of the roasting pan. Baste it several times to prevent it from drying out. If you need to add liquid to the bottom of the pan during roasting, water or apple juice will come in handy.
After 2.5 hours, I removed the foil and roasted uncovered for another 25 minutes. At this point you should get a beautiful golden color, but be careful as the sugar in the marinade can easily burn.
The fat is rendered and the pork is (Including skin) It will be soft and juicy. The drippings that fall to the bottom of the pan make a great gravy or sauce to serve with jerk pork. Or you can make great jerk sauce using my ultimate guide to making Jamaican jerk sauce at home.
