Rump On A Spit

[robbo5253]

Hey all,
Just looking for a good idea for a marinate or rub for rump that we are going to be cooking on a spit.
Its for a bucks show so will be served in rolls with gravy.
Spit doesnt have a drip tray underneath as the coals are there. would i be better off with a liquid marinate to keep it moist?

Any ideas would be great.

Cheers

Robbo

 

[.DJ.]

I've made this one.. From Jamie Oliver's "Jamie at home" series.. it is AWESOME!!!

marinade:
4 to 5 cloves
1 tsp cumin
2 tbs fennel seeds
1 tsp black pepper
2/3 tsp salt
handful of fresh rosemary leaves
10 fresh bay leaves
bunch thyme use the tips and leaves
1 whole bulb of garlic peeled
peeled zest of an orange
4 tsp smoked paprika
half bottle of balsamic vinegar
juice of 1 orange
whole bottle of organic ketchup
olive oil.

Make marinade
bash cloves,cumin,fennel seeds,black pepper and salt in a pestle and mortar.
roughly chop herbs, garlic, orange rind. mix it all with the wet ingredients.

Meat
Make sure you score the lamb before you rub this BBQ mixture on it and cut chicken down the backbone then flatten, score the meat and rub in the marinade. Place all meats onto 2 roasting pan ( lamb in one and chicken and pork in the other) cover with foil and put into oven to roast for 1 1/4 hours on about 375F then dip into marinade again and place onto BBQ to crisp, for about 45 min. Be sure to put all the oven roasting juices into a pot to reduce, you could bring any remaining marinade to a boil and add to the pan juices too, use a rosemary bunch to mop or brush the marinade onto the meats as they crisp up

 

[Airgead]

Last time I did something like this I kept it simple - paprika, lemon juice, salt, pepper and olive oil.

marinaded for an hour or two then used to baste regularly through the cooking.

Cheers
Dave

 

[J.T]

My 'base' marinade for red meats is roughly: (Sorry cant give measurements, as i just go with the flow and it will depend on the size of the piece that you are marinading)

Few cloves of garlic
Olive Oil
Splash of sweet chilli sauce
Soy Sauce, mostly for seasoning.
Red Wine
Rosemary
Thyme


Then optional extras include
Honey
Chilli
Whole grain Mustard
Spring Onions
etc etc

Id marinade it overnight but keep some marinade spare (ie don't let it touch the meat) to put on the meat when its nearly cooked, to get the freshness of the marinade flavours as well.

 

[Vlad the Pale Aler]

Get yourself a marinade injector and pump the flavour in, works a treat.