Beer-Can Chicken

Name: Beer-Can Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams beer; 2 whole dried chiles, such as chipotle or New Mexico; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsp ground cumin; 1 Tbsp oregano; 1 Tbsp salt; 2 Tbsps sugar; 2 kilograms whole chicken

Beer-Can Chicken might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains roughly 37g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 480 calories. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up salt, chiles, oregano, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly diet.

Instructions

In a blender, food processor, or spice grinder, combine the chiles, sugar, salt, and spices.

Ingredients you will need

Chili Pepper

Spices

Sugar

Salt

Equipment you will use

Food Processor

Blender

Remove the neck and giblets from the chicken and discard. Rub the chicken inside and out with the spice rub. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.Light a charcoal grill and allow the coals to burn until covered with gray ash or heat a gas grill to medium. Drink half the beer; leave the other half in the can. Slide the chicken over the can and place in the center of the cooking grate, balancing the chicken on its two legs and the can, like a tripod. Cover grill.Grill about 1 1/4 hours or until an instant-read thermometer registers 170 F inserted in the breast and 180 F in the thigh, or until the juices run clear. Carefully remove the chicken and hot can from grill.

Ingredients you will need

Dry Seasoning Rub