Thai Firebird Chicken

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chef willie

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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

 
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Gorgeous!  Looks amazing!  The beets are so pretty too!  A nice healthy meal!

Kat 
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That is beautiful. I will be saving this one...JJ
 
Gorgeous!  Looks amazing!  The beets are so pretty too!  A nice healthy meal!

Kat 
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Thanks Kat....beets are a keeper, ordered seeds off Ebay in Winter.....eat all but the tough stems & ez to grow
Coconut milk? Guess if I can use apricot juice that coconut milk isn't any futher of a stretch. I would have never thought of it.
Foam...yeah, coconut milk good on many things including pig. Islanders use it a lot....co-worker from Guam still grates her own
That is beautiful. I will be saving this one...JJ
Why thanks JJ....I'm betting grilled leg quarters would be great to serve this way and the original recipe was for smoking it breast down at 225-250, then flipping over when halfway cooked.
 
Yumm!!! I will be trying this one Willie! Thanks for sharing. Excellent color on that bird. We really like the golden beets, and steamed beer greens this time of year, tasty!
 
Yumm!!! I will be trying this one Willie! Thanks for sharing. Excellent color on that bird. We really like the golden beets, and steamed beer greens this time of year, tasty!
Yeah, Case...beet greens rock, sometimes better than the actual beets
Willie

It all looks great!

David
Thanks.....gotta try one smoked I think
firebird chicken huh?...i like that. looks great willie! :)
Thx....I like something unusual and love Thai flavors.....not to spicy for the SO either, a plus
 
Were the greens in the drip pan?
No, greens were done on stove top in large skillet after rendering the fat outta 4 pieces of bacon. Removed the bacon, crumbled into bits when cool and added back in at very end. Only took a few minutes for the greens to wilt, much like doing fresh spinach.
 
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