A great recipe, but have you actually tried it? I'ts very easy, it can be done in the oven or on the grill and it's a perfect showcase for the great chicken available at the market!
Ingredients:
3-4 tablespoons of your favorite spice rub (mine is at the end of the recipe)
1 whole chicken
1 can of beer (quality doesn't make a difference, but be prepared to drink 1/4 of the can)
Preheat gas grill on high with lid closed.
Rub chicken all over with spice rub. Gently pull skin away from neck to rub between the skin and breast meat, and where every else you can get your fingers in, without tearing the skin. Rub any left over spices into the cavity of the chicken.
Open beer can and drink (or pour out) about a quarter of the beer. If you have a church key, punch a couple holes into the top of the can.
Place the beer can on a cookie sheet and pickup the chicken. Holding the chicken vertically, slide it down over the can, so that the beer can goes into the cavity of the chicken. The legs and can should form a tripod to support the chicken so that it remains upright.
Open grill and turn off all but primary burner. Place chicken on cooler side of grill with the side (wing) of the chicken towards the primary burner. Cover and cook for 35 minutes, adjusting the lit burner as needed to maintain a temperature of 325 to 350 degrees inside the grill. Rotate the chicken so that the drumstick and wing that were facing away from the lit burner are now facing toward it. Cover and continue to grill-roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 170 to 175 degrees, 25 to 40 minutes longer.
When chicken is finished, remove it to clean cookie sheet (tongs and paper towels make this easier) and carefully slide it up off the beer can. CAREFUL CAN AND LIQUID WILL BE HOT. Let chicken rest 15 minutes and then carve up and enjoy.
Spice Rub
1/2 cup sweet paprika 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 tablespoons garlic powder 1 tablespoon dried thyme 2 teaspoons ground celery seed 2 teaspoons ground black pepper 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
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