How Do You Make Beer Can Chicken (Aka Beer Butt Chicken)?
Beer can chicken is a great way to roast a chicken. This can be done on a grill or in an oven. You will want to make sure your grill is tall enough to accommodate the chicken with the can under it otherwise you will run into problems. This makes some of the best chicken I’ve ever had. Clean your chicken. Often when you buy a whole chicken it has giblet inside it. Remove these and do with them as you wish. Then rinse your chicken. Place your beer can in the beer can roaster and place the roaster into a pan that you can let the chicken drip into. Place the chicken on top of the beer can and push it down gently as far as it will go. I often cover the wings and legs so that they don’t burn. If you choose to put a rub on the chicken do so now. I highly recommend a rub as it adds a lot of flavor to the chicken. Lightly cover the chicken with foil or if your pan has a lid that fits over it you can use that as well. A lid however may change the cooking time. Place the chicken in a pre-heated o