There are some things you just shouldn't bother attempting at home: turducken, that 20-layer cake they made on The Great British Bake Off, or anything from the Alinea cookbook.Legit Jamaican jerk chicken sounds like one of those time-consuming, don't-even-bother dishes, but it's completely worthwhile. All it takes is some time to marinate, an indirect smoking setup (you can MacGyver one pretty easily) and one specialty ingredient: pimora, briquettes of crushed pimento leaves that give your meat that indescribable jerk flavour. You should probably just buy these pimento gems in bulk, because once you start smoking with them, you'll be obsessed. Just ask Action Bronson, who got hooked on the stuff after eating this jerk chicken sandwich at Jamaica's NyamJam culinary festival.
All this chicken needs is a handful of pickled vegetable slaw and a squishy white bun. Go ahead, try this at home.