Beer Can Chicken

LarryC

OK, all you Martha's ou there, what did I do wrong here?

I took two chickens, seasoned them, opened two cans of beer, drank half of each one, added teryaki sauce to each can, "sat" the chickens over the cans, put them on the Weber over indirect heat, closed the lid, and cooked 'em for 1-1/2 hours. The chickens looked beautiful. I took them off the cans and noticed that NOTHING CAME OUT OF THE CANS. THEY WERE STILL FULL. I tought the beer mixture would boil, foam, or something out of the cans during cooking. So what the hell?

ritaanz

My recipe calls for 1/2 can of beer and then you fill it with chopped onions and minced garlic. You can add other seasonings if you wish, such as the teriyaki sauce.

flaroyale

How did the chicken taste. Maybe the juices from the cooking chicken dripped into the can and kept it from going dry?

Don D

That's exactly it. Both posts are correct. The juices from the chicken fill the can. It can also be an art to getting the chicken off the can or the can out of the chicken. I've graduated from the can alone to one of those metal can-holder towers that come from Wal Mart. Less than two bucks, spray it with pam first, then the can goes under the tower and the chicken slides up off the tower with two large forks. I have this recipe posted on usadeepsouth.com. ummmm ummmmm.

JudyT929

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 05-02-05 AT 04:37PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Probably just needed to drink more beer, mmmm beer, it's not just for breakfast anymore!