BBQ Spice- Island Chicken
"This is a great way to BBQ a chicken to ensure it will be cooked through and juicy. It only takes 3/4 hr to finish before serving. Use whatever juice you like - cranberry, orange whatever. It looks divine and tase good too"
photo by Peter J
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 large chicken (enough to serve 6)
- water, to cover
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 star anise or 1 pinch anise
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 onion, peeled quartered
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1⁄2 cup pineapple juice
directions
- Do ahead: Clean& truss chicken (Tie legs together and secure wings) and place in a large pot, cover with water.
- Add salt, ginger, anisseed,onion& soy sauce.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat ans simmer for 1 hour.
- Drain water from the chicken and leave it to cool completely.
- Mix honey and pineapple juice in a cup.
- BBQ Cooking: Thread the chicken onto a spit from the tail end coming out through the wishbone (Make sure it is balanced).
- Place over moderate heat with the spit rotating.
- Baste with the honey juice.
- Cook until golden about 3/4 hour.
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Reviews
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The picture submitted of the dinner created by this recipe drew me in fast! My final production was not as scrumptious looking but it did taste wonderful! My big goof was not having a spit over a bbq pit. My next house will be better equipped if that comes my way, but the oven roasting function was at least easier than flame-roasting. This chicken demanded a glass of rosé Champagne. I served it up with, you guessed it! -
This was outstanding! The cooking method imparted the wonderful spice flavour throughout the chicken and left it really tender. The reduced cooking time on the BBQ also meant no burning of the honey / juice mixture that often happens when cooking one on the BBQ from scratch.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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