Always trying to find another way to jazz up the 'endless' chicken meals. This way is a keeper for me, colorful & aromatic with just the right amount of Zing. This can also be smoked of course and works well in the oven as well....I did up a coupla test legs at work since the oven was on anyway. So, an overnight brine for the bird then rinsed and dried. Injected with the coconut milk mix with a tablespoon of the rub added. Massaged with the coconut milk (per recipe) then applied remaining rub and another overnight rest in the fridge. Went with the BCC method and offset coals. Chioggia beets from the garden and garlic cloves surround the bird with a drizzle of olive oil but mostly wanted the juices to roast the beets. That 99 cents a pound bird came out looking beautiful and made a wonderful, flavorful meal. The beet greens got sauteed up with bacon drippings and a splash of apple cider vinegar then the crispy bacon added back in.......Willie
Dry rub: 1 Tablespoon each garlic, curry and a mild red chili (not chili powder) & brown sugar. 2 teaspoons each of turmeric, onion powder and ground ginger. 1/2 tsp salt (if no brine) 1/2 tsp of cayenne (minimum)
Wet stuff: 1 cup canned coconut milk, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 2 teaspoons oil.
heirloom beets grow 'bulls-eyes'...don't bleed a lot or stain fingers
injection milk & rub for after brine
all injected and heavily rubbed
after overnight rest---rub all absorbed, color now neutral
about an hour in....breast towards coals....color re-emerging
getting done, rotated back side towards coals
almost done, beets & garlic roasted nicely in collected drippings
sliced breast was very moist...sauteed beet greens shrunk as always but delicious
Dry rub: 1 Tablespoon each garlic, curry and a mild red chili (not chili powder) & brown sugar. 2 teaspoons each of turmeric, onion powder and ground ginger. 1/2 tsp salt (if no brine) 1/2 tsp of cayenne (minimum)
Wet stuff: 1 cup canned coconut milk, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 2 teaspoons oil.
heirloom beets grow 'bulls-eyes'...don't bleed a lot or stain fingers
injection milk & rub for after brine
all injected and heavily rubbed
after overnight rest---rub all absorbed, color now neutral
about an hour in....breast towards coals....color re-emerging
getting done, rotated back side towards coals
almost done, beets & garlic roasted nicely in collected drippings
sliced breast was very moist...sauteed beet greens shrunk as always but delicious