Beer Can Chicken

Name: Beer Can Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 fluid ounces 1/2 (12 fluid ounce) can beer; 79 milliliters brown sugar; 2 Tbsps chili powder; 2 teaspoons dry mustard; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps paprika; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 kilograms whole chicken

Beer Can Chicken is a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly recipe with 4 servings. One serving contains 468 calories, 32g of protein, and 26g of fat. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works best as a main course, and is done in roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes. It will be a hit at your Father's Day event. A mixture of paprika, ground pepper, chili powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, about 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Grill

Mix the brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, dry mustard, salt, and ground black pepper in a small bowl.

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Ground Black Pepper

Chili Powder

Brown Sugar

Mustard Powder

Paprika

Salt

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Bowl

Place the half-full can of beer in the center of a plate.

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Beer

Rinse chicken under cold running water. Discard giblets and neck from chicken; drain and pat dry. Fit whole chicken over the can of beer with the legs on the bottom; keep upright.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Beer

Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the seasoning mix into the top cavity of the chicken. The beer may foam up when the seasonings fall inside the can. Rub the remaining seasoning mix over the entire surface of the chicken.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

Whole Chicken

Beer

Place the chicken, standing on the can, directly on the preheated grill. Close the lid and barbeque the chicken until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).

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Whole Chicken

Bone

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Kitchen Thermometer

Grill

Remove the chicken from the grill and discard the beer can. Cover the chicken with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.

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Whole Chicken

Beer

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Aluminum Foil