Coquelets on the grill skewer

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 4 poussin chicks (Coquelets/Mistchratzerli)
• 100 g butter, approx.
• some stalks of fresh herbs, rosemary, thyme, to taste
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• some rosemary, finely chopped
• e.g. salt and pepper
• e.g. chicken seasoning or alternatively meat seasoning

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

Mistchratzerli or small chickens

Wash the coquelets thoroughly inside and out with cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper. If it has a rubber band, leave it on if possible; it will hold together better on the skewer. Stuff the coquelets with the herb stems and butter and season them a little. Then place the coquelets on the skewer. Mix the olive oil with the chopped rosemary and season a little. Brush the coquelets with this (not too much, or it will drip) and place them in the grill (on the rotisserie). If you don’t have a rotisserie, you can place the coquelets directly on the grill, turning them regularly to crisp them all over. Brush them with a little rosemary oil from time to time. Grill for approximately 1 to 1 1/4 hours. It is important that the meat is cooked through! Remove the coquelets from the grill and arrange on warm plates.