
Roast chicken on a skewer with zucchini bacon rolls and country potatoes
Recipe Facts
Difficulty level:
medium ◉◉◉◎◎
Quantity for:
approx. 4 people
Preparation time:
⧗ individual
Grilling time:
⧗ individual
Grill(s) & Equipment:
• Grill, smoking wood
Ingredients
• 2 broilers
• Chicken BBQ seasoning of your choice
• Olive oil
• 1 kg new potatoes, washed and unpeeled, cut into wedges
• Salt
• Pepper
• Vine tomatoes on the vine
• a few sprigs of thyme
For the zucchini bacon rolls:
• 2 large zucchini
• 15 bacon slices, as long as possible
• Parmesan, freshly grated
• Spice mix of your choice
• 1 bottle of BBQ sauce of your choice
• Olive oil
• Kitchen twine
• possibly red pointed peppers as spacers
• possibly smoking wood (e.g. beech)
preparation
➊ Rub the roast chicken all over with the BBQ seasoning, then attach it to a skewer set. Put the potato wedges and vine tomatoes in a pan, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Put the skewer in the appropriate holder on the grill and grill the chicken to a core temperature (measured in the breast area) of 72-74 °C - whether over direct or indirect heat depends on the grill used. We grill the meat directly over charcoal embers and ensure there is enough space between the food and the embers so that the chicken does not burn on the outside while it is not yet cooked on the inside. We also place the pan underneath the skewer to protect the chicken from excessive heat.
➋ For the zucchini bacon rolls, use a vegetable or cheese slicer to slice the zucchini into thin strips until you can see the seeds in the middle. Then brush the strips with olive oil and sprinkle one side with the spice mixture, then with the grated Parmesan. Now lay 2 strips of bacon together lengthways and place a strip of zucchini on top of each one, with the Parmesan side facing upwards. Roll up and secure each end with kitchen string. Each roll is now about 4 cm wide. Cut in half to create 2 smaller rolls.
➌ Heat some olive oil in a pan and fill it completely with the rolls - if the pan is too big, you can use pointed peppers as spacers so that the rolls don't tip over during cooking. Pour the BBQ sauce over everything and sprinkle with some Parmesan. Cook in the indirect grill zone at around 180 °C for 40-60 minutes; the bacon should brown a little. Add some smoking wood to the embers to taste.
Recipe by Rinus Poot
The Dutchman has combined his passion for barbecue and two-wheeled vintage cars in the construction of his own BBQ moped. This makes him the perfect mobile “BBQ Brommer” for culinary missions. More information: www.bbqbrommer.nl
Recipe from FIRE&FOOD Magazine 03/2019