Beggar's Chicken

"I saw this on the Frugal Gourmet cooking show back in the 80's and made it a couple of times. Once I even wrapped up the cooked clay chicken in a towel, put it in a backpack, and hiked to the Y by BYU where we cracked it open and ate while enjoying the sunset."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 40mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mix marinade ingredients together and rub the chicken inside and out.
  • Tie the legs together.
  • Place chicken on a roasting rack, breast side up.
  • Roast in 450 degree oven for 20 minutes until slightly brown.
  • Remove from oven and let cool until you can handle it.
  • Place chicken, breast side up, on parchment paper and wrap up.
  • Place wrapped chicken in a paper sack and fold ends of bag.
  • Roll out clay on a dish towel or wax paper on a bread board to about 1/2 inch thick, 16 inches wide, and 21 inches long.
  • Place bagged chicken in the middle of clay, and encase the bag in clay. Create an animal shape such as a bird or pig.
  • Place on a large baking sheet.
  • Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
  • Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees and continue baking the chicken for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let rest 20 minutes.
  • Serve at the table and let guests use a hammer to carefully crack it open.

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