Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, beer can chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Browse & Discover Thousands of Cooking Food & Wine Book Titles, for Less. Fit whole chicken over the can of beer with the legs on the bottom; keep upright. The beer may foam up when the seasonings fall inside the can. Rub the remaining seasoning mix over the entire surface of the chicken.
Beer Can Chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Beer Can Chicken is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have beer can chicken using 4 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Beer Can Chicken:
- Prepare 1 whole chicken (4-5 lbs)
- Get Unsalted butter
- Get To taste chicken seasoning (not poultry seasoning, the two are different)
- Prepare 1 (16 ounce) can beer, whichever kind you fancy (I used Corona)
Pour out half the beer, reserving for another use. Poke additional holes in top of the can with a can opener. Holding the chicken with legs pointed down, lower chicken over the can so it fills the body cavity. Hold chicken upright (legs pointing down) and insert opened beer can into cavity.
Steps to make Beer Can Chicken:
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and set the rack at the lowest position.
- Remove the giblets from the chicken and rinse the whole thing off.
- Get a deep baking pan, preferably a metal one, and line it with foil. (As you see in the picture, I forgot to do that and what a mess!) Open the beer, remove the pop top and position it in the middle of the pan. (I used a specially bought roaster for this process but I’m sure not everyone has one. If you do, repeat above steps, pouring the beer into the reservoir.)
- Shove the chicken butt down on the can/roaster, making sure it’s a tight fit.
- Rub the whole chicken with the butter and then liberally sprinkle the seasoning onto it, rubbing it in as well.
- Cook for 2 hours or until the little thermometer pops up.
- Let it rest for about 10 minutes then serve with a couple of side dishes and enjoy!!
Holding the chicken with legs pointed down, lower chicken over the can so it fills the body cavity. Hold chicken upright (legs pointing down) and insert opened beer can into cavity. Stand chicken in upright position on unlit side of grill. Position legs to best support chicken (similar to a tripod). Fit whole chicken over the open beer can with the legs on the bottom.
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