Sweet & Spicy Beer Can Chicken
This recipe and method deliver a great combination of flavor and tenderness!
This recipe and method deliver a great combination of flavor and tenderness. Be daring and try it out at your next summer barbecue!
INGREDIENTS
- 2 whole, dried chiles
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 2 Tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp ground cumin
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp fresh marjoram leaves
- 1 (4-lb) whole chicken
- 1 (12-oz) can of beer
PREPARATION Serves 4
- In a food processor, pulse together the chiles and next 5 ingredients (through marjoram).
- Apply rub under and on skin of chicken.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat grill for indirect grilling.
- "Stand" the chicken onto an open beer can, filled halfway with beer, so that the can is inside the cavity. Stand upright on grill.
- Grill, covered, over indirect, medium heat until a thermometer inserted into thigh reads 165°F.