Inspired by the Earth’s Children’s series, I have decided to try to spit some meat over the firepit. I started with a cornish game hen, and the process took about 4 hours. Actually, it may have been done earlier, but we decided to wait til midnight to pull it off the fire. You see, we had pulled it off the firepit after two hours. It had browned to a beautiful color from the marinade and glaze. We cut into it immediately and found it to be very pink. So, back on the spit for another two hours. Yes, I know we should have had a meat thermometer, but that was forgotten back in the city. So we aired on the safe side, and decided to char the hell out of it. In the end, it was dry with not much flavor. But it was fun! The first time is always an experiment anyways, so we did good, I think!
Marinade recipe: grated ginger rub, then splashed (or bathed) in tequila. Marinade at least an hour.
Glaze recipe: honey, lime and tequila. I left the honey back in the city, sitting right next to the meat thermometer. So, I dissolved some raw sugar in the tequila, then added the juice from a lime. Apparently you can use the lime juice in the marinade, but that starts to cook the chicken while it’s sittin.
Next I have to try the beer can cooker thingy!
