Shelley's Quick and Easy Chicken Dish

Ingredients

• 1.4 baby chickens (poussins), halved; backbone removed; skin and legs skewered to chest
• 2.20 pickling onions, peeled; small
• 3.large black (portobello) mushrooms, 8–10 mushrooms
• 4.meat marinade, Four Brothers brand or similar; enough to half-fill baking dish

Method

1. 1.Cut baby chickens in half. Cut out backbone. Skewer loose skin and also legs to chest.
2. 2.Put in baking dish cut side up to just half with the marinade. Let the chickens marinade for a few hours.
3. 3.Tuck in the onions and the mushrooms.
4. 4.Bake in a medium oven until tender and brown. Baste often.

Notes

• 'Four Brothers' is a South African brand of meat marinade. Substitute with any all-purpose meat marinade.
• Do not use too much marinade — the mushrooms make a lot of water. Add less than you think; you can always add more while the chickens are baking.
• Marinade time is not included in the prep_minutes estimate.
• This recipe appears on the same page as 'How to Cook a Chicken in a Bag' (how-to-cook-a-chicken-in-a-bag).