Smoked Ginger Chicken with Cardamom, Cloves and Cinnamon

Name: Smoked Ginger Chicken with Cardamom, Cloves and Cinnamon
Prep time: 2 h 55 min
Cook time: 2 h 55 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 10 cardamom pods; 1 kgs chicken, butterflied, keel bone removed; 5 cinnamon sticks; 4 inches fresh ginger, coarsely chopped; 1 head garlic, cloves removed; 1 Zest and juice of lime; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Instructions

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Combine the cloves, cardamom and cinnamon sticks in a bowl, cover with cold water and soak for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.

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Cinnamon Stick

Cardamom

Clove

Water

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Bowl

Heat the oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the ginger and garlic and cook until soft, about 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Ginger

Add the mustard seeds and cook for 30 seconds.

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Mustard Seeds

Add 1/2 cup water, the lime zest and juice and some salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute.

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Salt And Pepper

Lime Zest

Juice

Water

Transfer to a blender and blend until a smooth paste, adding more water if needed.

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Water

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Let cool.

Rub the paste over the entire chicken, including under the skin. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.

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Whole Chicken

Dry Seasoning Rub

Remove the chicken from the refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling.

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Whole Chicken

Light a chimney starter filled with hardwood charcoal and allow to burn until all the charcoal is covered with a layer of fine gray ash. Build a single-level fire by spreading the coals evenly over the bottom of the grill.

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Grill

Add the soaked spices evenly over the hot charcoal, put the lid on the grill and allow the grates to heat up and the smoke to fill the grill, about 5 minutes.

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Spices

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Grill

Place the chicken, skin-side down, over the coals and cook until the skin is nicely charred. Flip, move to indirect heat, cover the grill and cook at about 375 degrees until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 165 degrees F, 40 to 50 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Kitchen Thermometer