A good glass of beer can be accompanied by a plate full of delicious food. The barbecue is not just a suggestion that you have to make in the summer. Joey Buys from BBQ Experience Center in Roosendaal is happy to explain why you can enjoy cooking in your garden all year round.
The BBQ Experience Center showroom has been located in part of the old juniper distillery Wenneker since last year. It only takes seconds to notice that the barbecue is not limited to a grid, some briquettes and a piece of meat. Barbeques in this shop come in all shapes and sizes. It is the largest kamado showroom in the Netherlands with brands such as Kamado Joe, Big Green Egg and Bastard. But open fire is also broad and clearly represented, such as the South African Braai, Arteflame and Ofyr. Pellet grills from Green Mountain Grills and Traeger, fireplaces from Bonfeu to electric, charcoal and gas-fired grills from Napoleon.
You have build a nice business here. Explain to us, why the full focus on barbecues?
It started with the passion for cooking, but at a certain point we wanted to use our “catering skills” in a different way. We want to help and inspire people to bring their cookingskills outside. Try to lift tasty and high-quality cooking to a higher level. We want to show them that there are other preparation techniques.
So no more burgers on the grid?
Look, the easy way of barbecuing is quick baking and fast food. We want to pay attention to high quality dishes, being outdoors and staying in touch with your guests. It is, of course, also a piece of garden design, because people have increasingly moved into the garden. We also have barbecues, which you can see as an outdoor kitchen, complete with sink and everything. Everyone can come to us to get inspiration or to seek advice. Our main concern is that we can share the passion for barbecuing with others, and to help those people further.
Speaking of inspiration … can you challenge us with a tasty dish, then we will try to select the perfect beer. Deal?
Deal! Here it comes…
Beercan Chicken
Ingredients
– 1 beautiful organic chicken
– Bunch of thyme / rosemary / oregano
– 1 lime
– BBQ rub for chicken
– 1 Karmeliet Tripel
Necessities
– Chicken container with moisture container
1 – Light your barbecue and prepare it for indirect heat at 190 ° C. We will prepare the chicken and later we will put it indirectly in the barbecue. This means not directly above the fire, but next to it or with a heat shield in between.
2 – Carefully remove the skin from the chicken by putting your finches under it, possibly using a glove for this. Spread under the skin so that it comes directly onto the meat. Also spread some rub on the outside of the skin. Fill the cavity of the chicken with the herbs.
3 – Heat the beer until it almost boils. Then pour it into a chicken holder and place the chicken on the stand. Then put it in the barbecue.
4 – Cook the chicken until the breast is 70 degrees and the thighs at least 85 degrees. This will take approximately 45 minutes.
5 – Remove the chicken from the barbecue, let it cool a little and grate lime zest over it.
BeerNDX has a nice suggestion for a nice beer with Beercan Chicken: Ter Dolen Armand. This beer, named after the founder of brewery Ter Dolen, fits perfectly with this Beercan Chicken. The beer has flavors of citrus fruit and spices, which fits very well with the chicken. The taste is powerful, but not predominant, and the dry aftertaste makes you long for the next sip. Don’t forget the chicken!