Beer Can Chicken Recipe
By: McCormick Kitchens
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Get your grill ready for a delicious whole beer can chicken recipe that's moist on the inside and crisp on the outside. We've made prep easy with just four ingredients — a whole chicken, some olive oil, Grill Mates Montreal Chicken Seasoning and your favorite beer. The secret to this tender, fall-off-the-bone chicken is the open beer can inserted into the cavity of the bird, which is cooked upright on the grill. While the chicken's exterior is dry roasting, the interior is being bathed with the steam of the beer to keep the chicken meat wonderfully juicy. Aside from being incredibly tender, this beer can grilled chicken makes a great conversation piece — perfect for your next summer cookout or any other large gathering!
Get your grill ready for a delicious whole beer can chicken recipe that's moist on the inside and crisp on the outside. We've made prep easy with just four ingredients — a whole chicken, some olive oil, Grill Mates Montreal Chicken Seasoning and your favorite beer. The secret to this tender, fall-off-the-bone chicken is the open beer can inserted into the cavity of the bird, which is cooked upright on the grill. While the chicken's exterior is dry roasting, the interior is being bathed with the steam of the beer to keep the chicken meat wonderfully juicy. Aside from being incredibly tender, this beer can grilled chicken makes a great conversation piece — perfect for your next summer cookout or any other large gathering!
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Instructions
- Prepare grill for indirect medium heat (350°F to 375°F). Preheat grill by turning all burners to medium. Turn off burner(s) on one side of grill.
- Rub chicken with oil. Rub cavity with 1 tablespoon of the Chicken Seasoning. Sprinkle remaining Chicken Seasoning evenly over surface of chicken.
- Remove about 2 ounces of beer and poke 2 holes in top of can. Hold chicken upright (legs pointing down) and insert opened beer can into cavity. Stand chicken in upright position on unlit side of grill. Position legs to best support chicken (similar to a tripod). Close lid.
- Grill chicken 1 1/2 hours or until cooked through (internal temperature reaches 165°F in the thigh). Remove chicken from can before serving.
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