Beer-Can Chicken

Let the bird rest for at least twenty minutes (loosely tented in foil). Carving poultry when it is too hot causes it to shred. Waiting will allow you to deconstruct the bird and plate it like a restaurant. Try brushing peaches, apricots and or lemons with olive oil and putting them on a hot grill for 5-6 minutes. The sweet caramelized fruit play well against the spicy chicken. Enjoy!!

I bought the contraption that holds the beer can and chicken, and roasted a beautiful 4 1/2 pound bird that I had allowed to thoroughly absorb the recommended rub (minus any salt). The odor permeating the house was wonderful, and we couldn't wait to taste it! Frankly, I feel the procedure is highly over rated as it was far drier than the recipe I have for cooking an entire chicken in a tightly-covered pot with a bit of wine on top of my stove for exactly one hour! THAT comes out so juicy it positively drips! The beer can chicken was a great disappointment, and I wonder if making it in the oven requires a closed pot instead of the openess of oven roasting!

This chicken is great on the grill or cooked in the oven,moist tasty chicken either way

You're very welcome, delraybuzz27. Any too funny on your above comment about the salt content! I too would call that excessive. Enjoy your weekend!

Novicefoodie suggested 350 oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until 180 internal temp...Thanks Cindy...I will try this. Made this can/chicken a few years ago and forgot about it...thanks for the memory reminder...will try again, and it was delicious!!! Loulou

It would be helpful to spray the beer can with PAM beofre you place the chicken on the can. This will provide an easier release after the chicken is cooked. Enjoy! Molly

"Drink half the beer." LOL

This may be a silly question for the more experienced folks but if you cook this chicken in the oven, what temperature should you set the oven to? Thanks!

Could you possible say your chicken got a bit "tipsy"? LOL

With a slight variation with spices and with a FULL can of beer (next time we will drink a portion) we cooked this chicken in the oven! Just FABULOUS ! Added roasted sweet potatoes and a salad. Perfect meal!

Recipe is great BUT do not put the can directly on the grill. Place the can &chicken on a tin pie plate to catch the drippings.

I made this in my oven with the beer and about 12 cloves of garlic. I smothered it with that "salt free" table blend. Don't know if I can say Mrs. Dash. It was dee-lish! I just couldn't get the chicken to stay vertical. It kept tilting to one side. LOL