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Beer-can Chicken

Beer-can Chicken is a United States recipe with clear ingredients and practical, step-by-step directions.

Beer-can Chicken prepared recipe
PrepNot statedCook120 minServes4LevelMedium
Cook with confidence

Before you start

A quick setup makes the method easier to follow and keeps important steps from being missed.

Preparation checklist

  • Read all 12 method steps from beginning to end.
  • Measure and arrange all 4 listed ingredients.
  • Set aside about 120 minutes, based on the time recorded by the source.

Recipe notes & preparation tips

A disposable drip pan will save you a lot of cleanup (and a lot of flares on the outdoor grill).

This is really best on a charcoal grill, on medium heat.

Adapted from the source recipe's notes.
Step by step

Method

  1. 01

    Poke holes all over chicken to let fat run out during cooking.

  2. 02

    Rub chicken thoroughly with spice rub: inside and out, and then under skin as far as you can reach

  3. 03

    Set aside chicken.

  4. 04

    Remove upper racks from oven.

  5. 05

    Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

  6. 06

    When oven preheated, take a healthy drink of the beer, leaving about 9–10 ounces.

  7. 07

    Crumble bay leaves into beer, in beer can.

  8. 08

    Insert beer can firmly into chicken cavity.

  9. 09

    Place chicken upright in shallow heatproof pan.

  10. 10

    Bake chicken upright for 1–1.5 hours until thickest part is 165°F (73°C).

  11. 11

    When removing chicken from oven, keep upright.

  12. 12

    Rest chicken upright 15 minutes before removing beer can.

Ready to serve

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!
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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 2.0, credited to Marco d'Itri from Milano, Italy; view original image record .

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