Spiced smoky barbecued chicken

Prepare

1. 🥄step 1
2. 🔥Make the marinade.

Steps

1. 🔥Smash the garlic with a little salt using a pestle and mortar.

Prepare

1. 🧂Add the lemon zest and juice, the spice mix, chilli, oil and a good grinding of black pepper.
2. 🍳Mix to a paste.

Steps

1. 🍳This can be done in a mini food processor.
2. 🫇step 2
3. 🍽️Toss the chicken in the marinade and set aside while you light the barbecue.
4. 🌿When the barbecue’s hot, lay the bunches of herbs on the grid and put the chicken, skin side up, on top.

Cook

1. 🫇Close the lid, if your barbecue has one, and cook the chicken on the smouldering herbs for about 10 minutes until the meat starts to colour.
2. 🍽️Turn the chicken and continue to cook for a further 20-30 minutes, turning as necessary, until it is slightly charred from the burnt herbs and cooked through to the bone.