Beer Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce

Name: Beer Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bbq, Barbecue
Ingredients: 340 grams beer; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon cayenne powder; 2 teaspoons celery seeds; 7 kilograms chicken; 237 milliliters cola; 1 teaspoon garlic flakes; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 3 Tbsps ground black pepper; 237 milliliters ketchup; 1 teaspoon liquid smoke; 1 teaspoon onion flakes; 2 teaspoons onion powder; 1 Tbsp hickory salt; 3 Tbsps kosher or sea salt; 3 Tbsps steak sauce, (recommended: A-1 Steak Sauce); 59 milliliters sweet paprika; 946 milliliters hickory or apple wood chips, soaked for 1 hour in water to cover, drained; 59 milliliters Worcestershire sauce

Beer Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 73% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 4339 calories, 347g of protein, and 275g of fat each. It works well as a pricey main course for Father's Day. If you have apple wood chips, pepper, worcestershire sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

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Pop the tab off the beer can. Using a church key style can opener, make a few more holes in the top of the can.

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Beer

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Can Opener

Pour out half the beer into the soaking water of the wood chips. Set the can of beer aside.

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French Fries

Water

Beer

Set up the grill for indirect grilling and preheat to medium. If using a charcoal grill, place a large drip pan in the center. If using a gas grill, place all the wood chips in the smoker box or in a smoker pouch and preheat the grill to high until you see smoke, then reduce the heat to medium.

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French Fries

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Frying Pan

Remove the packet of giblets from the body cavity of the chicken and set aside for another use.

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Whole Chicken

Remove and discard the fat just inside the body and neck cavities. Rinse the chicken, inside and out, under cold running water, drain, and blot dry inside and out with paper towels.

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Whole Chicken

Water

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Paper Towels

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of the rub inside the body and neck cavities of the chicken. Rub the bird all over on the outside with 2 teaspoons of the rub. If you have the patience, you can put some of the rub under the skin being careful not to tear it.

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Whole Chicken

Dry Seasoning Rub

Spoon the remaining 2 teaspoons of rub through the holes into the beer in the can. Don't worry if it foams up, this is normal. Insert the beer can into the body cavity of the chicken and spread out the legs to form a sort of tripod. Tuck the wing tips behind the chicken's back.

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Whole Chicken

Spread

Beer

Dry Seasoning Rub

When ready to cook, if using a charcoal grill, toss all the wood chips on the coals. Stand the chicken up in the center of the hot grate, over the drip pan and away from the heat. Cover the grill and cook the chicken until the skin is a dark golden brown and very crisp and the meat is cooked to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F, about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. If using a charcoal grill, you'll need to add 12 fresh coals per side after 1 hour.

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Using tongs, carefully transfer the chicken in its upright position on the beer can to a platter and present it to your guests.

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Whole Chicken

Beer

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Tongs

Let rest 5 minutes, and then carefully remove the chicken from the beer can. Take care not to spill the hot beer and burn yourself. Quarter or carve the chicken and serve with Cola barbecue sauce.

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Barbecue Sauce

Whole Chicken

Beer

Cola

Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir to blend together. Store the rub in an airtight jar away from heat or light and it will keep for at least 6 months.;

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Mixing Bowl

Combine all the ingredients in a heavy non-reactive saucepan and gradually bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat slightly to obtain a gentle simmer. Simmer the sauce until reduced by 1/4, about 6 to 8 minutes. Use right away or transfer to a large jar, cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate. The sauce will keep for several months.

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Sauce

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Sauce Pan

Cook's Note: You can also barbecue a chicken on a can of cola, lemon-lime soda, or root beer.

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Root Beer

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Lime

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Recommended wine: Zinfandel, Rose Wine

Barbecue on the menu? Try pairing with Zinfandel and rosé Wine. A rosé is refreshing in hot temperatures and complements sweet and spicy sauces and rubs. Zinfandel is a classic red wine choice for barbecue, especially for pork ribs and beef brisket. One wine you could try is Boneshaker Old Vine Zinfandel. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.