If you like barbecue, and you like beer, why not combine the two?!?! You have to get a nice-sized smoker that can hold a whole chicken upright! It's good to get a nice mild lager and some homemade or store-bought sauce (Secret Six is my favorite from the shelves!). Next, you want to get a chicken stand to hold the can and your bird upright! You can find them online or in stores. Grocery stores have them, and cooking stores definitely have them, and they are less than $5!! Then you just light up your smoker/grill and have a wonderful afternoon slopping on the red sauce and having some friends over, cranking up some tunes and enjoying the day!
First, rub down the whole chicken (cavity included) with cooking oil and any spice rub you have, then pour 1/4 of the beer into the can with the whole beer can torn off. Don't cut yourself! Carefully place the can in the beer stand and insert into the chicken cavity, then place it on a hot grill! It will take about 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours to cook, and with a smoker it will take longer. Just make sure your instant read thermometer gets to 165 degrees F (74 degrees C)! Slather on more sauce as it dries out, the flavor will be triple:fire,b eer, and sauce! No way you can do this only once! Have fun!
(IF YOU WISH TO NOT USE ALCOHOL IN YOUR COOKING, REPLACE THE BEER WITH A NON-ALCOHOLIC MALT BEVERAGE. JUST MAKE SURE TO USE A CAN AND NOT A BOTTLE UNDER THE CHICKEN)
Photo:Erich Coleman
Grill tip: Bend the edges of the torn can inward so the rough metal doesn't get caught on the meat as you are inserting it into the chicken cavity!
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