Chicken on a Can
Inspiration borrowed from Jamie Oliver, http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/sweet-spicy-beer-can-chicken/#mO9uXpJPjXRR0ozp.97
People required to devour: 4-6
1 x 1.8 kg chicken
olive oil
1 x 330 ml can of drink (beer, Coke, lemonade, whatever you prefer)
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
1 fresh red chilli, deseeded
1 bunch of spring onions
½ a bunch coriander
For the rub:
1 heaped tablespoon smoked paprika
1 heaped teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 heaped tablespoon fennel seeds
1 heaped tablespoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1-2 dried red chillies
1 heaped teaspoon sea salt
1 heaped tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 heaped tablespoon soft dark brown sugar
To begin...
Preheat the oven to 200ºC
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Begin by making a powder from the rub ingredients. Rub oil over chicken and then coat chicken in the powders.
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Leave 1/3 of the liquid in can before placing the chicken on top of it. Put the chicken and can on a baking tray in the oven and cook for 1hr 10mins.
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Take chicken out of oven and brush with BBQ sauce before putting it back in for a further 10mins.
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Sprinkle the chili, onions and coriander over the chicken and serve.