At many of our outdoor Garden Ovens across THE PIGs, you’ll find our chefs using a Big Green Egg – it’s our honest go-to for firing up seasonal, barbecued favourites using fresh pickings from the Kitchen Garden and the very best produce from our local supplier friends. It’s a friendship that was meant to be!
So, we’ve teamed up to create three exclusive recipes for an end of summer send-off using Big Green Egg’s brand-new Rotisserie 2.0 – starting with a smoky Chicken & Chorizo Kebab with Chilli Yoghurt.
Duration: 30 mins to prep, plus 2 hours to cook.
Serves: 6-10 people
Ingredients:
For the kebabs:
- 2kg chicken thighs, boneless & skinless
- 80g sundried tomatoes, blitzed to a paste
- 4 garlic cloves
- 10g cumin
- 10g smoked paprika
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2g fresh thyme
- 2g dried marjoram
- 2g fresh chopped rosemary
- 2g nutmeg
- 20g celery salt
- 3 tbsp black pepper
- 120g chorizo slices
- 4-5 large tomatoes
- ¼ bunch parsley or par-cel
For the chilli yoghurt dressing:
- 2 spicy chilies (burnt under the kebab)
- Good handful of chopped fresh parsley or par-cel
- Zest of 1 lemon zest
- 200ml Natural Greek Yoghurt
Method:
- Light the Big Green Egg (or alternative barbecue) and get it to approximately 160°C-175°C.
- Mix all the spices and seasonings together and rub all over the chicken thighs. (This can be done the day before)
- Start skewering a whole tomato on the spit followed by the chicken thighs, layering every 2-3 thighs a slice of chorizo.
- Once all the chicken thighs and chorizo are used up, close off the skewer with another tomato (the tomatoes may not survive the cook on the spit, but if they’re salvageable, chop them up and sprinkle over the meat at the end).
- Place the rotisserie on the Big Green Egg and turn on. Allow to cook for approximately 2 hours until the juices run clear.
- Put the extra tomatoes into the coals and char all over.
- Take the kebab off the Big Green Egg, carve the meat off the spit and top with the chopped blackened tomatoes and freshly chopped parsley (or par-cel).
Visit Big Green Egg to discover more about the Rotisserie 2.0 – and head to the Garden Oven at your local PIG to sit back, relax and let us fire up even more delicious feasts for you using ours!
