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Beer Can Chicken

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Beer Can Chicken

Beer Can Chicken

On the weekends papi would drag us outside to clean the yard.  Mow, weed, rake and trim branches. He was a hard ass about the entire process, he demanded perfection.  We all just wanted to crawl back into bed and watch Saturday morning cartoons.  We would spend the entire day outside until the yard met his strict requirements.

When he was satisfied he would jump in his truck and head to the grocery store.  He would return with drumstick ice cream cones, a bag of chicken, a few onions, beer and candy.  He would crank up the sprinklers, throw out a huge tarp for a make shift slip and slide and he would fire up the grill.

Sipping on a beer in his cutoff old jeans he would grill chicken and watch up slip and slide.  After a few beers he would loosen up and join us.  Forgetting the chicken, grabbing the water hose to spray us each chance he got.

Then he would remember the chicken, running over to find his juicy chicken was now crispy chicken.  Picking up his tongs as he cursed in Spanish he placed the chicken on a platter and slammed the bbq pit door shut.

Mira, mira el pollo.  ¿Que vamos a comer?   

Look, look at the chicken.  What are we going to eat?

We would begin to feel guilty as if we kept him from manning the grill.

Its okay we would say.  I bet it taste good we said as we all grabbed a piece.

And it was the chicken was very good.  The skin was crispy, the meat was juicy.

Papi ate a piece and seemed to enjoy the crispy skin, so much he began grilling his chicken until crisp ever since that day.

We still have that old tarp that we pull out for our kids now.  And we still grill chicken, but we save the yard work for midweek.   
Beer Can Chicken

 

Beer Can Chicken
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Beer Can chicken
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
 
Servings: 1 chicken
Author: Vianney Rodriguez
Ingredients
  • 1 whole chicken 4 ½ - 5 pounds
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp granulated garlic
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 12oz can beer
Instructions
  1. Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken.
  2. Rinse chicken, pat dry and brush with vegetable oil.
  3. In a small bowl combine cumin, coriander, garlic, salt and pepper.
  4. Season chicken with rub, inside and outside.
  5. Prepare grill (300 degrees)
  6. Pour or drink out 1/3 of the beer and set on a baking sheet. Slide chicken over the top upright, gently lower chicken over can.
  7. Carefully transfer chicken to grill and use the legs for support.
  8. Grill over indirect heat, with lid closed until juices run clear (temp 160-165), about 2 hours.
  9. Using oven mitts remove chicken from grill, allow to rest for 15 minutes and remove beer can (the beer can will be hot). Slice and serve warm.

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. The Nomad Cook says

    April 16, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    Great Story! I liked the “cursing in Spanish” part, lol. Sounds like my mom. Beer makes food taste good 🙂

    Reply
  2. Paz says

    June 23, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    I enjoyed this story and could actually taste Papi’s chicken. Mmm! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Nancy @ gottagetbaked says

    June 21, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    Awww, what a great story about your dad! My dad was (and still is) a hard ass about everything! At least he made it up to you guys with ice cream, water fights and crispy chicken. This looks amazing! I haven’t made a beer can chicken yet but I can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
  4. yummychunklet says

    June 18, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    Looks great!

    Reply
  5. Belinda @zomppa says

    June 18, 2013 at 1:24 am

    A man who knew how to work hard and enjoy himself!

    Reply
  6. Rosa says

    June 17, 2013 at 10:54 am

    An intriguing way of roasting chicken! I bet the meat is very flavorful and moist.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply

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