Beer Butt Chicken

Here is a tasty and fun way to BBQ a chicken!

Purchase one large free range chicken....

this is the stand you can purchase from Bunnings for about $9.95 or if you are clever, create one of your own.  Some people just use the beer can and not have this extra 'stand'.

prepare the chicken, by removing 'the bits' you don't want.  Add any seasonings you like with some olive oil and rub all over.

take one can of beer and pour (or drink) about 1/2 cup from it. Then to the can add about a tablespoon of the seasoning that you have rubbed over the chicken.  Might be curry powder, Moroccan seasoning, or anything else you like to have with chicken.

Place the beer can in the stand, or if not using the stand, place it in a baking dish.

Place the chicken over the can - gently - and wriggle its butt to fit over the beer can firmly.

now place the chicken, the beer can, the stand in a baking dish in the oven or covered BBQ.

I also place foil over the baking tray as I never like cleaning these afterwards!!  Water in the base also helps the pan from 'baking' dry.

Add the vegetables you want.

Depending on the size of the chicken, it will take at least an hour, sometimes two hours with the large chicken.

once it is cooked and ready, place it on a tray or large plate and VERY CAREFULLY lift it off the beer can.

Remember this will be VERY HOT.

it is now ready to serve with salad, vegetables etc.

If you do not drink beer due to the taste, you will not be able to taste the 'beer' in this recipe. However if you do not drink beer due to other reasons, this can be done with apple cider or other drinks too.

It certainly is a very moist and tasty chicken.

this will be a tasty fun BBQ!!

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Tasty Rhubarb Relish

Found a recipe for Rhubarb Relish this morning and then altered it to suit!

It is delicious!

Two onions chopped finely

500 grams chopped rhubarb

150 ml of brown vinegar (I used white wine vinegar)

6 level teaspoons of curry powder

2 level teaspoons of Moroccan seasoning

1 teaspoon grated ginger

1 teaspoon of turmeric

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

2 cups sugar

Put all ingredients in a large saucepan on the stove top. Boil gently and stir for 30 minutes.  Bottle, refrigerate and enjoy!

This makes enough to fill two medium sized pasta sauce bottles.

I actually slightly cooked the chopped onions in a spoonful of butter first, then added the curry and other seasonings and stirred for about 5 mins.

Then added everything else and cooked on a low heat, stirring on and off for about 30 mins before placing in pre boiled jars.

serve this tasty relish on burgers, grilled chicken, cheese sandwich, BBQ'd fish and anything else you can think of!!

it was Tasty Fun to make and am sure you will enjoy it too!!



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