First make the rub for the chicken by mixing all the ingredients together.
Next create some shallow cuts all over the chicken with a sharp knife. This will help flavours infuse into the meat and reduce cooking time.
Lightly coat the exterior of the chicken with soy sauce then evenly coat with the rub.
Finally smother the whole bird with the satay sauce.
Half fill the GBS Poultry Roaster cup with the beer followed by the lemongrass, ginger and chilli.
Firmly sit the chicken onto the GBS Poultry Roaster cup making sure the chicken is stable and upright.
Cut a wedge of the remailing lime and plug the neck cavity of the bird. This will help keep all the scented steam in the carcass and stop it from escaping.
Thinly slice the spring onions, lemongrass, chop the peanuts, thinly slice red chilli, and tear coriander. Add all these ingredients to a mixing bowl.
Add the lime juice and sesame oil plus a pinch of salt.
At the barbecue:
Prepare the barbecue for indirect heat, approx. 180°C. If using a charcoal barbecue, you need ½ chimney starter of lit briquettes.
Roast the chicken over an indirect medium heat for approximately 1 hour 10mins or until the meat has reached 75°c. It is recommended you probe the meat with an instant read or I Grill Thermometer.
Roast the chicken over an medium heat for approximately 1 hour 10mins or until the meat has reached 75°c. It is recommended you probe the meat with an instant read or I Grill Thermometer.
Allow the chicken to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
Slice the Satay beer chicken coat a little of the satay sauce and serve with the spicy Thai salad
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