First, if you think you like cooking over a fire, you may think for a moment, that if a little is good, more is better, right?<\/p>\n
Which is why the night of Promethean Chicken was both better and worse than I hoped.\u00a0 First – fire cooking is awesome. A fat capon or rooster dripping and sizzling could warm the coldest heart! However, try to feed 26 people, and you now need three fat hens, and a lot of extra chicken parts! Because cooking for five, or even eight, or even ten is one thing. Cooking for more than two dozen is – well, let’s just say I should have planned better for that in terms of time management.<\/p>\n
HOWEVER, we never fail to stare at adversity and not make a face of some sort, so we went onward and upward and chose to still cook, for nearly everyone at camp, over the fire during Tuesday evening at Pennsic. Luckily, my camp was pretty patient, and I had some good help from Erin, Hannah and Petra to prep. Mathias made me a great fire, and Justin dug me the most awesome fire pit ever. People seemed to have enough to eat, and the chicken was utterly delicious, as were the veggies which managed to actually cook all the way.<\/p>\n
RECIPES<\/p>\n
Promethean Chicken (that’s bardic for “chicken in fire”)<\/strong><\/p>\n Build a nice fire with excellent coals.\u00a0 Stuff chicken with onions.\u00a0 Coat with oil and spices.\u00a0 Wrap in several layers of foil and put into the coals of the fire, heaping them on the chicken if possible.\u00a0 Cooking time will vary, but will likely be about 2.5 hours total (if the chickens are evenly spaced.)<\/p>\n Roast Vegetables<\/strong><\/p>\n Cut the veggies coarsely. Toss in spices and oil. Pack in packets of foil. Place in the fire, heaping coals on the top of them. Check after about 45 minutes. Cooking time will likely be about 2 hours. You may wish to open them now and then to add a little water (or beer!) to help steam them a little, keeping them from burning and also cooking them faster.<\/p>\n Chicken in the Pot<\/strong><\/p>\n This is easy. Get a big pot. Fill with chicken. Add beer. Put cover on. Hang over fire for about 1 hour. Try not to drool into the pot when you open it.\u00a0 Move chicken pieces so the top pieces are on the bottom, and vice versa, so it all cooks more quickly and evenly. This chicken is to die for. And it’s insanely easy.<\/p>\n\n
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