Jerk evolved into a barbecue preparation that used salt, pepper, and pimento to smoke pork, chicken and fish. Today, jerk is consumed throughout the island from elegant restaurants to roadside stands from makeshift barbecue pits billowing smoke, each with their own special version. The pimento tree gives jerk its unique flavor. Optional ingredients include ginger, nutmeg, soy sauce, and black pepper, to name a few. The basis for a respectable jerk barbecue is a great sauce.
Sauces vary and coveted recipes are shrouded in secrecy.
You can develop your own sauce to taste. The following recipe is a very basic jerk sauce. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except the water. Mix well and add water to form a loose paste. You can get all of that here, in this email newsletter where they will be delivered to you personally.