Peruvian Style Beer Can Chicken

Peruvian Style Beer Can Chicken
Peruvian Style Beer Can Chicken is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 21g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 272 calories. Father's Day will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours. A mixture of salt, rosemary, vinegar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the juice of lime you could follow this main course with the Cranberry-Orange Juice Slushee as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Dissolve 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in water in a large bowl and stir in lime juice. Soak chicken in the mixture for 10 minutes; rinse and pat chicken dry with paper towels. Pierce the chicken all over with a fork to make many tiny holes.
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2
Stir vinegar, cumin, olive oil, oregano, rosemary, paprika, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, soy sauce, and black pepper in a small bowl; mix in enough beer to form a paste, about 2 tablespoons. Retain remaining beer in the can.
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3
Rub spice paste all over the chicken, beneath the skin, and inside cavity; refrigerate for 1 hour.
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4
Preheat grill for medium heat; a grill thermometer should read 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) with the lid closed.
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5
Sit the chicken upright on the partially-filled can of beer and extend drumsticks to the grill surface to form a tripod shape to hold up the chicken.
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6
Grill chicken with the lid closed until the skin is brown and crisp and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast, not touching bone, reads 170 degrees F (75 degrees C), about 1 1/2 hours.
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7
Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs
Servings6
Health Score5
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