Beer-B-Q Bull Horns

Name: Beer-B-Q Bull Horns
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 16 strips thinly sliced bacon; 510 grams your favorite barbecue sauce; 680 grams bottles) American lager beer; 2 Tbsps freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp celery salt; 16 chicken wing drumettes; 2 Tbsps chili seasoning; 59 milliliters ground cumin; 16 heavy duty toothpicks; 59 milliliters kosher salt; 59 milliliters freshly ground malted barley; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp hickory smoked salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters freshly ground hops

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Beer-B-Q Bull Horns a try. One serving contains 955 calories, 35g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up hickory salt, heavy duty toothpicks, chicken wing drumettes, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Bull by the Horns Martini, Bloody Bull, and Almond Horns are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Preheat grill. If using charcoal, bank the charcoal on 1 side of grill. If using a gas cooker, light only one half of the grill.

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Grill

In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, hops, malted barley, cumin, kosher salt, chili seasoning, pepper, celery salt, and smoked salt. Set aside.

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Chili Seasoning Mix

Malted Barley

Celery Salt

Salt

Pepper

Cumin

Sugar

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Bowl

In large bowl whisk 1 bottle of lager beer with 2 tablespoons of the spice mixture and the olive oil. Set aside.

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Olive Oil

Beer

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Whisk

Bowl

In a saucepan, whisk together remaining bottle of lager beer and the barbecue sauce for a beer glaze.

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Barbecue Sauce

Glaze

Beer

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

For "bull horns", cut the skin and tendons around the base of the drumette. Push chicken meat up into a ball forming a "lollypop-like" shape. Wrap the ball of chicken meat with a strip of regular bacon. Secure the bacon to the drumette by skewering with a toothpick.

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Chicken Meat

Bacon

Base

Wrap

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Toothpicks

Place the bull horns in the bowl of marinade and refrigerate for at least 1 hour up to overnight.

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Marinade

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Bowl

Remove bull horns from marinade.

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Marinade

Sprinkle generously with the spice mixture.

Place on the indirect (unlit) side of the grill and close the cover.

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Cook, turning occasionally, until chicken juices run clear and bacon is crispy, about 30 to 40 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Bacon

Smother with the beer glaze, grill, turning often, to caramelize all over, about another 10 minutes.

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Glaze

Beer

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Grill

Note: This recipe makes more spice mixture that you'll need, but will keep for several months in a tightly sealed container in a cool, dry place. Leftover beer glaze will keep in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

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Glaze

Beer