Spice Rubbed Beer Can Chicken

Recipe courtesy George Duran

Show: Ham on the StreetEpisode: Grilling on the Edge

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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

Spice Rub:

2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 lemon, zested
1 (3 1/2 to 4-pound) chicken
1 (12-ounce) can beer

Directions

Heat a gas or charcoal grill with a lid big enough to accommodate the bird. Put a drip pan below the grates.

Mix the ingredients for the Spice Rub until they are well blended. (This will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for 1 week.) Rub it all over the chicken, inside and out.

Open the beer and take a big swig or just pour out a couple of ounces. Sit the chicken on the beer can so the legs are at the bottom and the wings are at the top. Stand the beer can on the grates over the drip pan. Put the cover on and cook over indirect heat until the juices run clear, about 1 hour. (If using charcoal, push the coals to 1 side so the chicken is not over direct heat.)

Note: This chicken can also be cooked in a 350 degrees F oven. Just stand the beer can in a shallow roasting pan and cook about 1 hour or until juices run clear.

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recipe Spice Rubbed Beer Can Chicken
null null, null 12-04-2009
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Deelish
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Unbelievablly moist and flavorful. Cooked it in a 350 deg. oven for 1.5 hrs...perfection!
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Bruce Oak Park, IL 10-14-2009
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Excellent Chicken!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Cooked this on the grill head-to-head versus an old standby BBQ rub and this one won hands down. All 10 people at the table... thought this was a great chicken. Read more
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Meredith Temecula, CA 09-07-2009
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OMG Good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

So easy to make & perfect blend of spices! We devoured the chicken which was juicy. I cooked in the oven at 400 degrees for... a little longer than the recommended 1 hour, but also had a 5 lb chicken. We will absolutely have this dish again!Read more
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null null, null 05-17-2009
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Also makes the best chicken stock ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been using this recipe for the past couple years. I also started making a stock from the bones, leftover chicken and... spiced beer! Simply place whatever's left of the chicken in a dutch oven. Pour in the "spiced" beer, add onions, celery, and carrots, then fill the container with water. Bring to a boil, let simmer for 2-3 hours, then strain. This stock will knock your socks off! And if you kept aside any deboned leftover chicken, the two combined makes the best chicken pot pie or matza ball soup you can imagine!Read more
recipe Spice Rubbed Beer Can Chicken
sharett Jamaica, NY 05-04-2009
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Perfect roast chicken!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The combination of spices in this recipe is awesome. This is one of the best oven roasted chicken I have ever had. I am... usually not a fan of white meat as it tends to be dry, however, in this case it was moist and delicious. I like the fact that I didnt have to grill the chicken but could have cooked it in my oven. I cooked it at 350 for 1 1/2 hrs.Read more
recipe Spice Rubbed Beer Can Chicken
Kindra fairfax, VA 08-05-2008
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Incredible Spice Blend
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

LOVED this chicken!! I've had beer can chicken before, and it's really moist because of the beer, but other than that it can... be pretty bland. The spice rub that you put on this chicken is so fabulous! Because you rub it all over, inside and out, it really does infuse the flavor to the rest of the chicken. So moist, juicy and incredibly flavorful. I will DEFINITELY make this one again. Tip: When it says to "put a drip pan in the bottom of the BBQ"...you might want to actually do that. I had some pretty large flames on my hands.Read more