Beer Can Chicken Recipe

Welcome to the Beer Can Chicken Recipe web page which tell you how to cook a chicken with a tin can up its jacksy and tells you why, what appears to be a strange thing to do, is a very good thing to do if you want a juicy scrumptious experience with a bird









What is Beer Can Chicken?
It sounds like Bacon Chicken
Spoken by a Jamaican
An Australian would call it Tinny Chicken
It's sometimes called Beer Butt Chicken
So it's Chicken with a beer can in its cavity
You need to see it
It's on the left

So you balance the chicken on the can
...yes it works
The bird's legs act as a pedestal
Or you can buy a rack, it's on the right
You place the beer can in the center of the rack,
Then place the chicken around the circular top of the rack


Beer Can Chicken Recipe


Why? you're asking
Because it allows the beer to gently steam the chicken from inside
Giving you a moist, flavorful chicken
It is said that once you've tried it
You'll not cook a bird any other way
The secret is in the beer
Beer contains malt and yeast
These combine with the skin
And make a thin and crispy crust
That keeps the juice in the chicken
Add your favorite rub

Here's a rub

2 Tbsp. Paprika
1 ½ tsp. Dark Brown Sugar
1 ½ tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
½ tsp. Celery Salt
½ tsp Ground Pepper
½ tsp Garlic Powder
½ tsp Onion Powder
½ tsp Dry Mustard

Here's another

1 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. savory or oregano
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. paprika
1 Tbs. sea salt, ground
1 tsp. dry yellow mustard

First, wash the chicken thoroughly
And remove all innards
Pat the chicken dry
Rub on both the inside and outside of the bird
Punch several holes in the top of the can
This will help the beer escape while it cooks
Empty out beer until the can is half full
(Empty it into a glass and drink it!)
Rub some of the Rub through the holes
To flavor the beer
Place the chicken over the beer can
The chicken atop the can is put into a roasting pan
To prevent any drippings from falling into the oven
Roast in the oven at 350 degrees
For 2 hours, or until the skin is crisp,
And the juice runs clear.
Remove the chicken from the oven
Let stand ten minutes before carving
Remove the can, it'll be much easier to carve
Be careful, the can will be hot


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