Bush Tucker.
Roast Chicken & vegies
1. Two large aluminium trays.
2. Dig a hole and light fire to get good supply of hot, glowing coals. ****Caution**** Cover hole, or extinguish fire when finished so no one steps into it in the dark.
3. Place chicken in foil tray, pour oil (preferably olive) over chicken. Peel a whole onion and cut in half and place either side of chicken Insert a clove of garlic inside chicken.. (Not essential)
4. Cover tray with several layers of alfoil.
5. Place tray on bare ground, shovel ash around tray up too the foil cover height.. Now shovel hot glowing coals onto the tray ensuring the lid is completely covered. Check the time!!!!
6. Prepare vegies, place in plastic bag and dust with cornflour. Place in second tray with olive oil and cover with foil.
7. Open tin of peas/ beans or what ever ready for heating.
8. Mix up a packet of Chicken gravy and water and place on side of cooking fire grate to simmer.
9. When the chicken has been cooking for one hour, place veg tray next to it... Once again repeat step 5.
10. Note the time and now heat the greens and prepare the gravy.
11. 40 minutes after recovering with coals remove chicken and vegies.
12. Total cooking time 1 hour 40 minutes for a family size chicken.
Enjoy, it is delicious.