BBQ Beer Can Chicken

Roasting a chicken on a vertical roaster gives you the most moist and tender chicken possible. Being able to do that roasting on a BBQ grill makes that moist chicken even tastier and frees up your oven too.

👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 25m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 1h 15m👤 Meredith📖 bluejeanchef

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

saucepan
cutting board

📝 Preparation Steps

Rinse the chicken and remove the giblets and neckbone. Pat dry with paper towels.

Combine the cumin, paprika, thyme, sage, salt and black pepper. Brush the chicken with olive oil and rub the spice mix over all sides of the chicken. Pour the beer in the well of the vertical roaster. (Feel free to drink the rest of the beer!)

cumin1 teaspoonspaprika1 teaspoons½ teaspoon paprikaOlive oilbeer (lager or ale – something you like!)1

Place the chicken on top of the vertical roaster, inserting the cavity of the chicken over the beer well.

beer (lager or ale – something you like!)1

Pre-heat the grill to roughly 400°F. Grill the chicken over indirect heat by turning off one of the burners of the grill or pushing coals to one side of the grill. Place the roaster on top of the indirect heat area. Close the lid and grill for 60 t ⏱️ 75 minutes. Be sure not to lift the lid for at least the first ⏱️ 30 minutes.

While the chicken is cooking make the BBQ Sauce. Combine the brown sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, onion and paprika in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for about ⏱️ 15 minutes. Season with freshly ground black pepper.

soy sauce1 tablespoonDijon mustard1 tablespoonpaprika1 teaspoons½ teaspoon paprika

After ⏱️ 1 hour of grilling, brush the chicken generously with the BBQ sauce and continue to grill for 5 to ⏱️ 15 minutes until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F on an instant read thermometer. Brush with more BBQ sauce.

Remove from the grill and carefully transfer the chicken to a cutting board. Let the chicken rest for ⏱️ 10 minutes before carving. Serve with any remaining BBQ sauce.

Nutrition Facts

calories

699 kcal

fat Content

41 g

serving Size

1 quarter chicken

fiber Content

1 g

sugar Content

25 g

sodium Content

1199 mg

protein Content

52 g

trans Fat Content

1 g

cholesterol Content

204 mg

carbohydrate Content

28 g

saturated Fat Content

12 g

unsaturated Fat Content

26 g

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