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Beer Can Chicken
This recipe has been around a while. It makes a nice tender, juicy bird, either or the grill or in the oven. For a non-alcoholic chicken, substitute ginger ale. You should use the indirect method, which means that you set up your fire so that it is hottest away from the food. On a charcoal grill, arrange it in two piles at opposite sides of the grill. Place a foil drip pan in the center of the grill between the mounds of embers. On a gas grill, if it has two burners, light one side on high and cook the chicken on the other.
1 Chicken
1 cn Beer
3 ea Garlic
3 T Memphis Rub,(see Separate Recipe)
Remove and discard the fat from inside the body cavities of the chicken. Remove the package of giblets, and set aside for another use. Rinse the chicken, inside and out, under cold running water; then drain and blot dry, inside and out, with paper towels. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the rub inside the body and neck cavities; then rub the rest all over the skin of the bird. If you wish, rub another half-tablespoon of the mixture between the flesh and the skin. Cover and refrigerate the chicken while you preheat the grill. Pop the tab on the beer can. Using a "church key" type of can opener, punch six or seven holes in the top of the can. Pour out the top inch of beer; drop the peeled garlic cloves in the holes into the can. Holding the chicken upright (wings at top, legs at bottom), with the opening of the body cavity down, insert the beer can into the lower cavity. Oil the grill grate. Stand the chicken up in the center of the hot grate, over the drip pan. Spread out the legs to form a sort of tripod, to support the bird. Cover the grill and cook the chicken until fall-off-the-bone tender, about an hour, depending on size. Use a thermometer to check for doneness. The internal temperature should be 180 degrees. Using tongs, lift the bird to a cutting board or platter, holding a metal spatula underneath the beer can for support.
Yield: 8 Servings
Sodium Category: LowSodium
Diabetic Exchanges
0 Starch
0 Fruit
0 Milk
0 Other Carbohydrates
0 Vegetable
1 Lean Meat
0 Very Lean Meat
1 Fat
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Helping Servings Per Recipe 8 Amount Per Serving |
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| Calories | 99 |
| Calories from Fat | 52 |
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Total Fat 6 gr Saturated Fat 2 gr Polyunsaturated Fat 1 gr Monounsaturated Fat 2 gr Cholesterol 27 mg Sodium 27 mg Potassium 87 mg Carbohydrates 2 gr Dietary Fiber 0.1gr Protein 6 gr |
9% 8% 9% 1% 2% 1% 0% |
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Vitamin A Vitamin C Calcium Iron |
1% 1% 1% 2% |
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet |
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