Hay baked cider chicken on the Braai (BBQ)
Hay baked cider chicken on the Braai (BBQ)

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Place the chicken on top and moisten the hay by pouring in the cider. See great recipes for Beer can chicken on the Braai (BBQ) with coal charred corn on the cob too! Put the chicken on top of the can of cider by inserting it into the cavity and pulling the chicken right down, ensuring it's stable.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have hay baked cider chicken on the braai (bbq) using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Hay baked cider chicken on the Braai (BBQ):
  1. Prepare 1 large chicken
  2. Take 1 whole garlic
  3. Make ready 4 bay leafs
  4. Take 1 sheet muslin cloth
  5. Get 4 handfuls hay
  6. Make ready 1 bottle cider
  7. Get Salt and pepper
  8. Take BBQ with a lid

Served with two Wholesome Fixin's Sides. Arrange the chicken so it balances on top of the can. Find the best poultry grilling recipes—including grilled chicken, wings, beer can chicken, kabobs, burgers, turkey, Cornish hens, and duck—from Weber Grills. Brush with the marinade as needed.

Steps to make Hay baked cider chicken on the Braai (BBQ):
  1. Light the Braai. Once the coals are hot move to the side for indirect heat and put on the lid. Get up to about 180c
  2. Flatten the whole garlic cloves. Stuff the chicken with half of the bay leafs and garlic and place the others on top. Season
  3. Wrap the chicken in muslin and tie with string
  4. In a pan create a bed of hay. Place the chicken on top and moisten the hay by pouring in the cider. Tuck all the hay in so it doesn’t overhang and catch fire 🔥
  5. Place on the bbq and cook with the lid on for approx 1:30-2hrs
  6. Halfway through cooking flip the chicken and pour in more cider to keep moist
  7. Undo the muslin after the chicken had cooked till the juices run clear
  8. On a direct coal heat now grill the skin until browned. Approx 5mins
  9. Rest, carve and enjoy 😊

Season, truss and spit the chicken: Whisk the barbecue sauce ingredients in a bowl, then set aside. Mix the barbecue rub ingredients in a small bowl. Break up any clumps of brown sugar until it is completely mixed with the other spices. Sprinkle the chicken with the barbecue rub inside and out, patting it onto the chicken to help it stick. Just before serving, squeeze the juice of a lime over the chicken.

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