PIMENTO LEAVES

PIMENTO LEAVES

Pimento Leaves are used as a bed underneath the sticks to enhance the flavor in Jamaican jerk cooking/grilling. Make a bed/layer of the pimento leaves and place them directly on your grill, then place your wood sticks atop of the leaves. This brings our a smell and flavor that is so unique it makes it difficult to keep the grill hood closed! We like to soak our leaves in water for about 15-20 minutes prior to using on the grill. You can also use the pimento leaves in tea and other Jamaican and Caribbean dishes. We also will put several of the pimento leaves in a pan of water during cooking to allow the aromas of the leaves to steam in the water pan and to keep moisture in our grill or smoker.