Colossium Magazine March Issue_2020 | Page 41

Cooking Tips Defrost the chicken, clean and trim the edges of excess fat. Score the chicken leg quarters to allow marinade absorb adequately. Main Ingredients • One (1) teaspoon of grinded cinnamon. • One (1) teaspoon of grinded ginger. • One (1) bulb of black garlic (crushed). • Three (3) teaspoons of grinded chili paste. • One (1) shallot (crushed) • Four (4) teaspoons of coconut oil or olive oil (your choice). • One (1) teaspoon salt (your choice). • One (1) teaspoon of grinded star anise, cloves, rosemary, bay leaf, turmeric, grains of selim or just use Wholly Molly spices by BROS. BAR-B-Q. • Two (2) tablespoons of butter. • Two (2) teaspoons of lemon juice. • Auxiliary ingredients: • Suya powder (BROs Suya Dust or Kebab pepper) • Pickled carrots and cucumber • Saute onion slices with bacon fat or melted butter. Steps • Mix the black garlic paste, shallot paste and chili pepper paste. • Mix all dry ingredients and salt. • Rub the chicken leg quarters with butter. • Rub with paste of ingredients and follow with dry ingredients to allow the skin to become crispier. • Allow to sit in a refrigerator for 45 minutes to 4 hours to soak the flavors. Gr illing Tips 1. Without a thermometer use your palms over the flame, some inches above to ascertain the degree of heat and count from 1 – 10. If the urge to move your palms starts at 3, then the grill is very hot. 6 represents medium heat and 9 represents low heat. 2. Beware of flare up: Flames caused by fat dripping onto hot coals 3. To test whether the chicken leg quarters are cooked, stick a skewer into the thickest part of the thigh. The juices that run out should be clear. 4. Cooking time: Your chicken should be ready in about 1 and a ½ hours. Gr illing Procedure • Warm up the charcoal fed grill. • Glaze the grill grates with either the coconut oil or olive (your choice) to ensure the chicken doesn’t stick. • Carefully place the chicken leg quarters on the grill grates. Ensure spacing to allow easy oxygen flow thus enough heat. • Baste adequately with either the olive oil or coconut oil (your choice) and any leftovers of the marinade to ensure the juiciness. • Preferably, flip only once or twice to ensure the chicken leg quarters cook evenly and remain intact. • When done allow the chicken leg quarters rest to allow internal temperatures to stop the cooking process and also prevent tear when craving. • Slice/crave the chicken leg quarters into desired portions or sizes, • Sprinkle adequate BROs Suya Dust on the cooked chicken. • Dish our and serve with pickled carrots and cucumbers. • Place the sauté onions over the COCK-A- Leekie and enjoy this BROs.BAR-B-Q delicacy. Back to the Contents page