Can Can Chicken

This recipe comes from our friends at Zuka Lodge in the Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa. It's the perfect dinner to serve under the stars.

Ingredients
Serves 8

4 chickens
4 tbsp sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
4 tbsp olive oil
4 cans of your favorite beer
4 bay leaves
4 cinnamon sticks
20 ml coriander seeds
4 red chillies
4 tsp cumin seeds
4 tbsp Dijon mustard
4 tbsp Dukkah Spice Blend (you can find commercially prepared Dukkah in speciality stores. If you're unable to find any, stay tuned to a future blog for a Dukkah recipe).

Season chickens with salt, pepper and olive oil. Open cans of beer. Drink a mouthful of each (or I suppose you could pour out the equivalent!) and divide bay leaves, cinnamon, coriander, chillies and cumin between the 4 cans.

Place the cans on a baking try and 'sit' a chicken firmly on each can. Roast in a preheated 375 degree oven or grill for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and rub with mustard and Dukkah spice blend, then cook for 25 additional minutes at 325C.

Rest the chicken for 10 minutes. To serve, split the chickens in half, pile on a platter and sprinkle with more Dukkah spice.

Visit the boma in the photo yourself and try some of the cooking directly from Zuka Lodge. Give us a call to start planning your own customized South African safari!

Photo courtesy & Beyond Zuka Lodge, recipe adapted from A Kitchen Safari