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Spatchcock win - Eggplant fail

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SciAggie
SciAggie Posts: 6,481
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Ok, so the chicken was easy. Applied some rub from the local grocery - nothing fancy. Set the egg to 375-400 and let it roll. Threw on some peppers stuffed with cream cheese to have with a beer. Some genius on this forum suggested putting the legs to the back - thanks! After an hour 10 minutes the breast was at 165 and the legs were 185. 

Now for the fail. I found a recipe for eggplant "packages." Slice the eggplant and boil for a couple minutes to soften. Then layer garden fresh tomato slices, mozzarella, and basil. Put them in the fridge while the chicken was cooking. When I took the chicken off I threw on the eggplant (spritzed with EVOO) to cook about 5 minutes per side.

The eggplant was just ok - tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil was awesome. I'll do the chicken again but probably won't bother with eggplant. There are better ways to cook it. 

Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
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  • Sonny3
    Sonny3 Posts: 455
    Man, that is some gorgeous color and texture to the skin of that chicken. Looks like a great meal all around.  Liked the stuffed snack peppers and beer idea too.
    Titusville, Fl. and just bought XL and Med BGE.  "Every Day is A Bonus" in my world, and my job is to choke the life out of them. Cancer Sucks.
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    I used the chicken trimmings and innerds  for making stock. I'll use it for my first paella on the egg later in the week.
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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