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Butter Chicken

The chicken may be butterflied and prepared with the seasoned butter mixture a day in advance for convenience. Another recipe that makes our traditional South African braais so special.
Butter Chicken
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You Will Need:

  • 1 large fresh chicken, butterflied
  • 2 t (10 ml) Ina Paarman's Masala Spice or Garlic & Herb Seasoning
  • 4 T (60 ml) butter, softened
  • 1 T (15 ml) grated lemon zest
  • 1 T (15 ml) lemon juice
  • 1 t (5 ml) Ina Paarman's Chicken Flavour Stock Powder
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) butter, melted
  • 1 x 250 ml Ina Paarman's Butter Chicken Curry Cook-In Sauce

Method:

To butterfly the chicken, place on a board, breast-side down. Using a sharp knife or a pair of kitchen scissors, cut the chicken open along the backbone, turn over and bend the cut ribs outwards and press down fir mly on the breast bone with the palm of your hand.

Season the whole chicken with the Masala Spice or Garlic & Herb Seasoning. Mix together the butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and Stock Powder. Loosen the skin carefully over the breast and spread the butter mixture evenly under the skin, particularly over the breast, to ensure it remains moist.

When you are ready to braai, mix the Butter Chicken Curry Cook-In Sauce with the melted butter and place the chicken over the coals, skin side down, turn when lightly browned. Now start brushing generously with the Butter Chicken Sauce and butter mixture while turning regularly. Braai time in total is about 45 minutes over slow heat.

Variation

Cook the chicken open in the oven at 180 °C for 1 - 1¼ hours.

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Butter Chicken

The chicken may be butterflied and prepared with the seasoned butter mixture a day in advance for convenience. Another recipe that makes our traditional South African braais so special.
Butter Chicken

You Will Need:

  • 1 large fresh chicken, butterflied
  • 2 t (10 ml) Ina Paarman's Masala Spice or Garlic & Herb Seasoning
  • 4 T (60 ml) butter, softened
  • 1 T (15 ml) grated lemon zest
  • 1 T (15 ml) lemon juice
  • 1 t (5 ml) Ina Paarman's Chicken Flavour Stock Powder
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) butter, melted
  • 1 x 250 ml Ina Paarman's Butter Chicken Curry Cook-In Sauce

Method:

To butterfly the chicken, place on a board, breast-side down. Using a sharp knife or a pair of kitchen scissors, cut the chicken open along the backbone, turn over and bend the cut ribs outwards and press down fir mly on the breast bone with the palm of your hand.

Season the whole chicken with the Masala Spice or Garlic & Herb Seasoning. Mix together the butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and Stock Powder. Loosen the skin carefully over the breast and spread the butter mixture evenly under the skin, particularly over the breast, to ensure it remains moist.

When you are ready to braai, mix the Butter Chicken Curry Cook-In Sauce with the melted butter and place the chicken over the coals, skin side down, turn when lightly browned. Now start brushing generously with the Butter Chicken Sauce and butter mixture while turning regularly. Braai time in total is about 45 minutes over slow heat.

Variation

Cook the chicken open in the oven at 180 °C for 1 - 1¼ hours.

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