Photo: Spice Rubbed Beer Can Chicken Recipe
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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By wmk0002
Alabama
on September 18, 2012
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This recipe is really good. However, I still prefer to keep it simple. So I will continue to stick with my never fail method of beer can chicken where the rub is simply just salt and peppering the inside and out of the chicken (and sometimes randomly adding other spices that sound good at the time. Then smoke it with your choice of wood and brushing on melted salted butter every 15 minutes to get the skin extra golden and crisp. Also, it's a must to eat it with southern white sauce (vinegar and real mayo with salt and pepper to taste.
By selfishlover_27...
Clinton, MD
on September 15, 2012
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Ladies, If you ever want something built, bought or removed.. then make this recipe and your husband/boyfriend will be at your mercy. This chicken in so delicious, and dancing around with the chicken as you handle it on the beer can was hilarious. One note, I used an English Ale which added a distinct woods taste to the chicken... Enjoy! Bon Appetite!
By east no road
on May 14, 2012
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Very east and very moist. Have already put this into the recipe file.
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