Cola Barbecued Beer-can Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (12 ounce) can beer
• 1 cup hickory chips
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt or 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 lbs whole chickens
• cooking spray
• 1/2 cup cola
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon instant onion flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons steak sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 open beer can and remove half of beverage.
• 2 with a can opener, punch a few more holes in top of beer can.
• 3 before grilling, soak wood chips in water for 1 hour.
• 4 remove giblets from chicken and rinse with cold water; pat dry with paper towel.
• 5 starting a neck, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by slowing moving fingers between skin and meat.
• 6 mix together salt, sugar, paprika and pepper.
• 7 rub 2 teaspoons of spice mixture under loosened skin.
• 8 also, rub 2 teaspoons of spice mixture in chicken cavity.
• 9 reserve 2 teaspoons of spice mixture to be rubbed on outside skin of chicken once placed over beer can.
• 10 add the remaining spice mixture to beer can.
• 11 don't panic for the salt will cause the beer to foam.
• 12 spray beer can with nonstick cooking spray and place in butt of chicken.
• 13 rub with remaining 2 teaspoons of spice mixture.
• 14 spread out legs of chicken to balance chicken on beer can.
• 15 cook chicken for 2 hours or until meat thermometer reads 180 degrees.
• 16 i purchased a beer butt chicken can holder at walmart.
• 17 you also can order one online.
• 18 this works wonderful.
• 19 heat grill.
• 20 there should be an 8 inch clearance between grill lid and grilling rack.
• 21 rack should be in its lowest position.
• 22 chicken should be placed in a disposable aluminium baking pan to catch chicken drippings.
• 23 for indirect grilling, place a disposable aluminum foil pan in center of grill.
• 24 coals should be placed around aluminum pan; heat grill to medium.
• 25 drain wood chips.
• 26 place half of wood chips on hot coals.
• 27 spray nonstick cooking spray to grilling racks before placing on grill.
• 28 add remaining wood chips after 1 hour and charcoal as needed.
• 29 for oven, place chicken in a cake baking sheet to catch drippings from chicken while cooking.
• 30 when chicken is done, use a spatula under the beer can and tongs to remove chicken from grill.
• 31 place chicken on cutting board to cool for five minutes.
• 32 using tongs and insulated rubber cloves, remove chicken from can by gently twisting.
• 33 make sure you don't tip the beer can because liquid is extremely hot.
• 34 you also can leave chicken right on beer can to carve.
• 35 discard can and skin.
• 36 for sauce, combine cola and remaining ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
• 37 reduce heat and simmer for 6 minutes.
• 38 cool.
• 39 serve with chicken.