Spatchcock Gochujang Chicken Food

BBQ KOREAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix all the sauce/marinade ingredients together in a bowl (except chicken) until combined.
• Mix 2 tbsp of sauce/marinade into the chicken, cover and leave in fridge for 1 hour or overnight where possible. Reserving remainder of sauce/marinade for later
• When ready to cook, separate the reserved sauce/marinade into 2 bowls *see tips*
• Heat oven/bbq (I used my bbq) to 180c and cook chicken for approx. 1 hour or until juices run clear and temperature at thigh reaches 75c. Half way through cooking brush with 1 of the reserved marinade bowls.
• Once cooked, remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 - 10 minutes before serving. Once ready to serve brush with remainder of sauce/marinade for that beautiful sticky glaze finish.
• Chop vegetables in ½ lengthways.
• Add oil to a large frying pan and place vegetables in the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes and add the garlic, ginger & soy. Turn vegetables, place a lid on frying pan and allow to cook for a further 1-2 minutes.
• Cut chicken in ½ or ¼'s and place on plate, place cooked vegetables next to chicken and sprinkle with sesame seeds and chili flakes, spoon a little of the cooking liquid over vegetables
• DEMOLISH!

ROASTED SPATCHCOCK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Rinse the chicken, pat dry and rub all over with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Generously season on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. When the oil is hot, place the chicken, skin side down, in the pan. Cook until the skin starts to crisp on the edges and the color is golden brown. Flip the chicken over with tongs, taking care not to splatter oil toward yourself, and add the garlic, rosemary and thyme around the chicken in the pan. Squeeze a lemon half over the top and place both lemon halves in the pan, cut sides down.
• Transfer the pan to the oven and roast the chicken (skin side up) for 30 to 35 minutes, until a meat thermometer registers 155˚ F when inserted in the thickest part of a breast. Let rest for about 10 minutes, then carve and serve with pan juices.

CHILLI, GARLIC & OREGANO SPATCHCOCK CHICKEN WITH CHIPOTLE AïOLI

Steps:

• To spatchcock the chicken, set the bird on your worktop, breast-side down, legs towards you. Using good kitchen scissors, cut through the flesh and bone along both sides of the backbone. Remove the backbone and keep it for stock (freeze until you've gathered three or four). Open the chicken, turn it over, then flatten it by pressing hard on the breastbone with the heel of your hand. You'll feel it breaking and flattening under your hand. Remove any big globules of fat and neaten any ragged bits of skin. Now you have a spatchcocked bird.
• Using a pestle and mortar, pound the garlic to a purée with some sea salt flakes. Add the chilli, oregano, extra virgin olive oil and some pepper. Put the chicken in a dish or roasting tin that will fit in your fridge. Gently loosen the skin of the breast, pushing your fingers in between the skin and the flesh. Work your way under the skin, over the legs too, and spoon some of the garlic and herb mixture in under the skin, then spread it all over the chicken, on both sides. Cover with cling film and put in the fridge for a few hours.
• Mix the egg yolk, mustard and crushed garlic together in a bowl. Using electric beaters or a whisk, start gradually adding the oils in little drops. Make sure that each drop has been incorporated before you add the next. If your mixture splits, just start again with a new egg yolk, and gradually add the curdled mixture to it. Add the chipotle paste, lemon juice to taste and seasoning. Cover and keep in the fridge for up to 4 hrs.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lay the chicken in a roasting tin, breast-side up. Season all over and roast for 1 hr, basting a few times during cooking. To check that the chicken is cooked properly, pierce the bird between the leg and the body - the juices should run clear. Cut into serving pieces and serve with the chipotle aïoli. Roasted sweet potato wedges and a green salad are brilliant on the side. Any leftover aïoli will keep covered in the fridge for two days.