Not the best opening shot as some of the skin came off as I was trying to remove the beer can from it's innards. This is one of the easiest and strangest dishes to make. It's a beer can chicken or otherwise known as the poor man's rotisserie.
Ingredients:
1 beer can
3-4 pound roasting chicken
Your favorite seasoning, (old bay, salt & pepper etc...) The one I used below:
- 1/4 cup paprika
- 1 tablespoon firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 to 3 teaspoons cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
I have bought a Empire Kosher chicken, which on the label said, best tasting chicken. I had bought this before and it really is a delicious and juicy chicken. Though at $3.00 / pound, it's pretty pricey for chicken.
For the beer, I bought a mexican beer. Normally any beer works well, but believe it or not, this was on-sale and was even cheaper then budweiser! Open the can and drink about a 1/4 of the beer. Make some additional holes in the top for further ventilation
Cover the chicken completely with the rub and coat the inside as well if you can. Turn the chicken on it's head and make sure the opening can fit the beer can. Holding the chicken, place it on top of the beer can. Now here it gets tricky, place the whole chicken with the can onto your grill.
It should remain upright and you should be able to close the lid. Keep the burners on medium to cook around the 350-400 degree mark. You do not want to have the chicken over the heat. You basically want the flames on the side of the chicken, so place it accordingly.
Let it cook for about 2 hours and the meat should fall off the bone. After you remove the chicken, be careful removing the beer can as there will still be beer and it will be *hot*. Let the chicken sit for 5 minutes before carving and serve!
It was delicious!
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