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    Whole chicken in a cooking pit with root vegetables & herb butter

    • 4 servings
    • 17 ingredients
    • 4 steps
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    A wilderness classic for truly slow-cooked campfire food

    Cooking in a fire pit is one of the oldest and most effective ways to prepare larger dishes outdoors. This dish combines juicy chicken, root vegetables and a flavourful butter packet – slow-cooked with love straight in the ground.

    Cooking:

    1. Spread the embers across the bottom of the pit.
    2. Lower in the foil package.
    3. Cover with soil/sand and then embers on top.
    4. Let it sit for about 3 hours.

    Serving tips:

    • Serve straight from the package with a rustic bread on the side. The smell when you open the package is pure wilderness magic.

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