BBQ Beer Can Chicken. And, it's real easy to do. For the chicken, mix four tablespoons of the ale, the malt extract, chilli powder, mustard, garlic, smoked paprika and sugar together in a bowl to make a paste. Rub the paste all over the chicken and set aside to marinate for three hours.

Grilled Chicken with South Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce. Don't just drink your beer; use it to grill a Beer Can Chicken recipe from Food Network. The indirect heat helps create a moist, dry-rubbed whole Open beer can and take several gulps (make them big gulps so that the can is half full). You can cook BBQ Beer Can Chicken using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of BBQ Beer Can Chicken

It's 1 large of Whole roasting chicken.
You need 1 can of Beer (of your choice).
It's 1 tsp of Paprika powder –.
It's 2 tsp of Red chilli powder –.
It's 1 tsp of Black pepper powder-.
You need 1 tsp of Garlic paste.
You need 3 tbsp of Salted butter melted.
You need 1 tsp of Olive oil.
It's to taste of Salt.

Place beer can on a solid surface. Grabbing a chicken leg in each. This beer basted chicken recipe makes for a moist and tender chicken dinner, as shown by the BBQ Pit Boys. Sprinkle some extra paprika on the skin of the chicken and massage in.

BBQ Beer Can Chicken step by step

Rinse the chicken inside and out. Dry very well with paper towels until all the moisture is absorbed..
In a bowl, mix together the paprika powder, red chilli powder, pepper powder, garlic paste, melted butter, olive oil, and salt. Rub the inside and outside of the chicken with the spice mixture. Leave it in the refrigerator for 4 hours..
Preheat the grill on high heat with all burners turned on..
Crack open your beer can and (drink or) pour half of the beer into a glass. Place the beer can on a baking sheet or steel holder..
Carefully place the chicken on top of the beer can until the can is almost half inside the chicken cavity. Place the whole chicken with the beer can upright on the barbecue grill..
Close the lid and cook on low flame for 1.5 hours until the chicken is browned, the meat becomes tender, and the juices run clear. The steaming beer keeps the meat moist while the high heat crisps the skin, delivering a perfect bird..
Once the chicken is done, use oven mitts and tongs to carefully remove the chicken and beer can. The beer can will be stuck to the chicken, so be very careful to not spill the beer as it will be extremely hot!.
Carefully cut the chicken into pieces and serve with the grilled corn. Enjoy immediately..

A note on my chicken choice: It is occasionally apparent that California has made me semi-crunchy. This is one of those times. Beer can chicken is a fun and tasty way to roast a chicken to perfection. This simple technique adds a spice rub for extra flavor. Beer can chicken may get a bad rap, but this somewhat cooky cooking technique actually creates a moist and flavorful bird with a dark mahogany exterior.