Chicken in a Hole RecipeOrigin: Botswana Period: Traditional |
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This is a traditional camping recipe from Botswana, with many variants dependent on the originating cook. Ingredients
1 whole chicken, gutted and cleaned 
Chicken in a Hole Preparation:Method:Wash the chicken in a little vinegar then wipe dry. Push the slivers of garic between the skin and the flesh of the chicken. Stuff the onion into the body cavity (use stuffing if you like). Place the chillies in a pestle and mortar and pound to a paste. Add all the other spices and salt and pound to mix. Rub the spices all over the inside and outside of the chicken, ensuring an even coating. Wrap the cabbage leaves around the chicken then wrap the bird in a cheesecloth or in muslin. Now wrap the entire bird in at least three full layers of aluminium foil. The bird really should be cooked in a cooking pit (but you can use an oven for a similar effect). Dig a hole about 1m deep and 50cm square. Line the walls of the hole with wood and put hot coals in the bottom. Sprinkle sand over the hot coals and place the chicken on top of these. Cover the chicken with a layer of sand and then a layer of hot coals. Add sand over the layer of coals then fill the hole. Mark the cooking spot with a stick and allow to cook for between 3 and 4 hours. Dig-up the chicken at this point and eat. You could approximate this cooking method using a barbecue that has a lid. Heat your coals, place the chicken on a wire rack atop the coals and then add a lid to cover everything. |
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