This Air Fried Jamaican Jerk Pork Recipe has amazing flavor and can be made right in your air fryer. A great way to travel to the Caribbean in your very own home.
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I think I’ve gone a little air fryer crazy lately. I seriously use it every day and I love it. As you can see I’ve shared air fryer recipes like Perfect Air Fryer Steak, Crispy Air Fryer Fish, Korean Air Fried Chicken Wings, and many others back to back. I even went on ahead and added this Air Fryer Category to my Recipes page since I have so many now.
Now I tried to mix it up this week by posting a recipe that was not air fryer related but my husband would not have it. This Jamaican Air Fryer Roasted Pork that I made in the Air Fryer had to get on the blog ASAP. According to him, it was too delicious to keep to myself. And for the last few weeks he’s asked when I was going to make it again.
My Love for Jamaican Jerk Pork
It truly came about the last time I visited in Jamaica in 2016. My entire family headed down and it was my husband’s first time on the island. It was such a great experience but one of my favorite memories was stopping by a restuarant that sold jerk pork. There’s was grilled and covered in an amazing sauce. We visited that restuarant an additional two times during our one week stay.
I was determined to create that same delicious taste at home but I had one problem…I don’t grill. We have a grill, I see our grill, I ignore grill. So for the longest, I just lived on the memory of Jamaican jerk pork. And the one day, out the blue, I decided the Air Fryer would solve my problem.
Why Make this Jamaican Jerk Pork Recipe in the Air Fryer?
I recall reading on the internet (I don’t recall what webpage) about making Jamaican Jerk Pork. The site stated that it should only be prepared on a grill. I laughed to myself because I was up for the challenge. The fact is, almost anything that can be grilled can be air fried, without getting dried out. The air fryer not only creates high heat, but the heat is rapidly moving around the food, causing direct contact on all areas of the food.
But I know in my heart that there are many people in the world who have a grill, see it, and ignore it just like me.
How to make Air Fried Jamaican Jerk Pork
Making this pork in the air fryer is easy. Cut the pork into large pieces, cover in a nice Jamaican jerk wet rub and let marinate for 4-24 hours, cook in a 390 degree air fryer for 20 minutes, flipping once. Easy peasy dinner.
I don’t bother making my wet rub from scratch as Walkerswood Jerk Seasoning Rub is some of the best jerk seasoning you will find. I just slather over anything I want to jerk.
Here’s to another air fryer recipe. Enjoy 🙂
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Air Fried Jamaican Jerk Pork Recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs pork butt chopped into large 3 inch pieces
- ¼ cup jerk paste
- oil for spraying basket
Instructions
- Rub pork pieces with jerk paste and allow it to marinate pork for 4-24 hours in the refrigerator. The longer the better.
- Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees F. Spray the bottom of the basket to ensure they dont stick.
- Remove pork and allow to rest at room temp for 20 minutes. Place in air fryer ensuring they are spaced apart. Set time for 20 minutes, flip halfway.
- Remove from air fryer and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes before cutting.
- Enjoy.
Austin
Tuesday 20th of September 2022
I didn’t see that it was suppose to be pork butt until after cause I thought any pork would do is that okay? And I got the ninja 2slots air fryer would that work as well for this recipe?
Tanya
Friday 23rd of September 2022
If you use another cut of pork, you would need to adjust the cook time to ensure not to overcook it. Any air fryer would work.
Farid Ansari
Saturday 18th of December 2021
Hi Ms Tanya This is a 70+ oldie, "frightened to cook" kind of guy, but tempted and encouraged by so many YT videos and our own Madam Chef [dear wife! ;-)]. We recently acquired a small (3.5 quart) air fryer and we are excitedly finding out recipes to try "as is" or modify slightly to match our tastes, style, and available ingredients (living in Pakistan). One question: what meat and cut can be substituted for pork butt in this meal? Please advice on alternative in beef/mutton (and the desired cut) as we do NOT consume pork.
(and, how to make Jerk paste at home, as we don't get the bottled stuff here)
An emailed reply will be very much appreciated- for both the alternate to pork, and the jerk paste recipe. Thanks and fondest regards. Farid Ansari Karachi, Pakistan
Tanya
Monday 20th of December 2021
Hi Farid, you could try this on beef brisket or chicken, although it would taste a little different. I have a jerk chicken recipe that you may like. https://www.myforkinglife.com/jamaican-jerk-chicken/ For the marinade, this is the homemade version I recommend from a fellow Jamaican food blogger. https://jessicainthekitchen.com/jamaica-jerk-sauce-homemade-and-easy/
Richard C
Tuesday 17th of August 2021
Walkerswood is THE best jerk marinade. Turned out fantastic - I've now got a half-dozen pre-portioned pork "chunks" in the freezer anytime I want.
Tanya
Wednesday 18th of August 2021
Nice! I agree, it's why I use it so much. It's time for me to make another batch of this pork to freeze too :)
Katy
Sunday 25th of July 2021
I bought the ingredients to make this but now I’m having some questions. Is t pork butt supposed to be cooked low & slow? You probably won’t see this before I attempt to make…
Tanya
Monday 26th of July 2021
Usually...yes. But I've made this exactly as written and it's been tender and delicious every time.
Mickey
Thursday 10th of June 2021
You are the bomb wow thank you I am going to try your recipes