Tonight's Braai

[joanietoo]

Ceasar Salad Dip with Romain Spears

Beer Can Chicken (I only have diet coke cans, do you think these will work?)

Beetroot Rissotto

Grilled Eggplant

Roasted Red Peppers

Breadfruit wrapped in foil in the coals. Garlic Butter

Preserved Green Figs and Brie

 

[randi]

Joanie, isn't beer part of the cooking process? I haven't made it but I'm pretty sure the

chicken gets impaled on a full can of beer and the beer kinda bastes it and adds to the flavor and moistness.

anyone?

 

[curious1]

I know I've seen a recipe using coke. Check the link for some reviews from those who have. Note

that it will be sweeter than Beer Can Chicken. I remember reading that before as well.

http://www.perdue.com/chicken-recipes/beer_can_chicken.html

 

[maycee]

Correct, Randi! However, I think if the diet coke is replaced by apple or sparkling cider,

tea, wine, club soda mixed with some jerk seasoning it should work to impart moistness and flavor. I'm not sure if it is the carbonation or just the liquid that's needed. Steven Raichlen's Barbecue Bible recipe for Beer Can Chicken dosen't explain why beer. Diet coke just doesn't appeal to me with chicken.

 

[curious1]

And here's a recipe from Recipezaar that says coke or sprite can be used.

http://www.recipezaar.com/Beer-Can-Chicken-2650

 

[randi]

oh good grief, Mountain Dew and they don't understand why they were dissapointed, yikes!

 

[randi]

I may have to try this sometime soon. I'm a huge fan of the corned beef baked in beer. dunno why

beer makes such a difference either but it sure does great things to some foods.

 

[curious1]

I love the idea of using wine.

 

[maycee]

LOL!! "The only can I had was Draino. The paramedics wouldn't eat it either when they showed up."

The recipe must be flawed.

 

[joanietoo]

I decided to use wine in the empty doet coke cans but DH came home with beer smileys/smile.gif

 

[joanietoo]

make that diet smileys/smile.gif