For added flavor, set a smoker box filled with hickory or apple chips on the grill and let them burn while the chicken cooks.
Ingredients:
- 3 bunch Scotch bonnet or habañero chiles, stemmed and seeded (To avoid unwanted skin contact, wear gloves, and use a ¼ teaspoon measure to remove chile seeds. You can vary the chiles to control the heat.) (A not so gourmet substitution would be Sriracha sauce or some other really hot sauce.)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 piece fresh ginger (2-inch), peeled
- Juice of 2 limes
- 2 Tab olive oil
- 1 Tab brown sugar
- 2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. ground allspice
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1⁄2 tsp. black pepper
- 4 chicken hindquarters, trimmed
Directions:
- Purée chiles, garlic, scallions, onion, ginger, lime juice, oil, brown sugar, thyme, allspice, salt, and pepper in a food processor. ( You might do this at home if camping.)
- Pierce hindquarters with a knife and place in a large dish. Piercing the chicken with a knife allows the marinade to more easily penetrate into the meat.
- Coat hindquarters with scallion purée and cover with plastic wrap.
- Chill 2 hours or up to one day.
- Prepare grill for indirect grilling, heating one side to high and keeping the other side unlit to maintain a temperature of 400°.
- Grill hindquarters, skin side up, indirectly (unlit side), covered, 25 minutes. Rotate hindquarters to evenly cook, and grill until an instant read thermometer inserted in the thickest part registers 175°, 20 minutes more. If cooking on charcoal, use medium heat and rotate to the side when done.
Serves: 4
Source: cuisine recipes.com