BEER CHICKEN
Serves 4-6
Preparation time: 10 mins
Grill time: 1 hour 10 mins
Grill temperature: 180°C
Grill method: Indirect
Equipment: GBS Poultry Roaster
Core temperature: 75°C
INGREDIENTS
Rub
½ tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp garlic granules
1 tsp pink peppercorns
½ tsp ground black
pepper
½ tsp soft brown sugar
½ tsp sea salt
Tarragon butter
15g fresh tarragon
½ lemon
50g unsalted butter
salt & freshly ground
black pepper
Chicken
2kg whole free-range
chicken
1 tbs rapeseed oil
1 can of dark stout beer
2 cloves garlic, peeled
IN THE KITCHEN
1 First make the rub by finely grinding all the ingredients
in a pestle and mortar.
2 Next make the tarragon butter by finely chopping
the tarragon, holding back a single sprig. Zest half the
lemon and add to the butter with the salt and pepper.
Mix until well combined.
3 Using your fingers, feed the butter between the skin
and flesh of the raw chicken taking care not to tear
the skin. Lightly oil the exterior of the chicken and coat
evenly with the rub.
4 Half fill the GBS Poultry Roaster cup with the dark stout
beer. Add the garlic and remaining sprig of tarragon.
5 Firmly sit the chicken onto the GBS Poultry Roaster
cup making sure it is stable and upright. Plug the neck
cavity with a lemon wedge to help keep the scented
steam in the chicken and stop it from escaping.
6 Add lightly oiled and seasoned baby root vegetables to
the base of the Poultry Roaster if required.
AT THE BARBECUE
7 Prepare the barbecue for indirect heat (approx.
180°C). For a charcoal barbecue, use your chimney
starter, half full, to light the briquettes.
8 Roast for approximately 1 hour 10 mins or until the
meat has reached an internal temperature of 75°C.
Beer Chicken recipe created by Weber chefs
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