The famous Kelly BAb Recipe
Ingrediants
1.8 kg boneless, skinless chicken thighs
3 tbsp tomato puree
4 garlic cloves, minced
Zest and juice of 2 lemons
2 tsp onion granules
2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 tbsp fresh thyme, finely chopped
3 tsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
8 tbsp olive oil
Directions
Set up your BBQ either with a rotisserie attachment, as I’ve used, or for indirect cooking at 190-200˚C/370-390˚f
Place the chicken in a large bowl and, in a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients together really well. Don’t worry about the amount of oil. Its purely there for marinating purposes and won’t all end up in the finished dish.
Pour the marinade over the chicken thighs and mix everything together thoroughly. You want every bit of chicken smothered in the paste. I like to get my hands in there but I recommend wearing a pair of disposable gloves if you do.
Leave to marinade for at least a couple of hours, overnight is best.
If you have a rotisserie I find that attaching one fork, holding the bar vertically and threading the chicken on from the top works best, so far as having a nicely balanced doner goes. When all the chicken has been threaded on, slide on the second fork and make sure both are tightened up snugly against the chicken. I also like to use a bit of ‘scaffolding’, and I take some metal skewers and insert them on each side too. This stops any stray pieces flopping about while it’s on the rotisserie and keeps it nice
Now place the chicken on the rotisserie and cook until the internal temperature reaches 165˚f/74˚C. It took about 1 hour 45 minutes for this particular cook, however cooking times will vary depending on the size of your chicken thighs. I usually check it after 1 hour, and every 15 minutes after that. If you feel it’s browning quicker than you’d like, just wrap a piece of foil loosely around the meat.
We serve it sliced straight off the spit into homemade flatbreads stuffed with salad and our favourite sauces.