Bear's (Owsley Stanley) Spicy Roasted Chicken

[Kanada Kev]

I had no idea that Bear lived as a complete carnivore (other than spices) ... WHOA!

http://www.thesteaksarehigh.com/2007/05/the_bears_spicy.html

The Bear, or Owsley Stanley, is not only a former underground LSD chemist and soundman for the Grateful Dead, but perhaps one of the most controversial carnivores out there, judging by the storm he caused over at the Active Low-Carber Forums. At age 71, he has eaten nothing whatsoever from any vegetable sources other than spices for forty-seven years. He believes the natural human diet is completely carnivorous. You can find his words of wisdom, and a band of loyal followers, at the spin-off Active No-Carber Forums...

But what you find here today is an amazing recipe he shared. The spice mix is not too important, and you can throw in whatever combination you like, but the cream cheese mixed with the butter makes for the juiciest roast chicken I've ever tasted. If you have a spit and can slow roast the chicken, even better.

Ingredients:

1 fresh whole roasting chicken

½ package (4oz) cream cheese, softened to room temperature

1 stick unsalted butter, slightly softened

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 tablespoon ground coriander

2 tablespoons curry powder

Method:

Preheat oven to 450°F. Line roasting tin with aluminum foil.

In an electric mixer or blender, combine cream cheese, butter and spices. Beat to form a smooth spice paste.

Separate the skin from the chicken with your hand, and push spice mixture between the skin and the flesh of the chicken. This gets messy! Use a spoon to reach awkward spots like the thighs or sides of chicken. Spread remaining spice mixture over the surface of the chicken skin.

Place chicken in the roasting tin, leaving uncovered. Let chicken roast for 15-20mins, then turn down the oven temperature to 350°F. for the rest of the cooking time.

The length of REMAINING cooking time (after first 15-20mins) will depend on the size of your bird:

2½ -3 lbs ---------> 1 hour

3-4 lbs ---------> 1 ½ hours

4-6 lbs ---------> 1 ¾ hours

[Davey Boy 2.0]

if i stare at that picture long enough i can see a little head and an arm reaching out from the main cavity

[MarcO]

I'm surprised he even cooked the damn thing.

[paisley]

after watching a documentary on bears and noting with interest that they bulk up for winter by eating blueberries almost exclusively, have been eating handfulls of blueberries (alongside other meals) for the past week and have put on 7 pounds

grrrr

always a pleasure to hear Owsley is still kickin out there in the cosmos... heard he lives in Australia these days