Beer-can Chicken

• 1 recipe spice rub (or use your own recipe)
• 2 bay leaves, crumbled
• 1 can (12 ounces / ~355 ml) of beer
• 3–4 pound (1.5–2 kg) chicken (dressed)

Ingredients for 4 servings (1.9 kg) · the original recipeShow how each ingredient was counted

Method

1. 1

   Poke holes all over chicken to let fat run out during cooking.

2. 2

   Rub chicken thoroughly with spice rub: inside and out, and then under skin as far as you can reach

3. 3

   Set aside chicken.

4. 4

   Remove upper racks from oven.

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5. 5

   Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

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6. 6

   When oven preheated, take a healthy drink of the beer, leaving about 9–10 ounces.

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7. 7

   Crumble bay leaves into beer, in beer can.

8. 8

   Insert beer can firmly into chicken cavity.

9. 9

   Place chicken upright in shallow heatproof pan.

10. 10

    Bake chicken upright for 1–1.5 hours until thickest part is 165°F (73°C).

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11. 11

    When removing chicken from oven, keep upright.

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12. 12

    Rest chicken upright 15 minutes before removing beer can.