Stick a beer can up a chick's ass with this Beer Can Chicken recipe!

Feeling a little more adventurous?

Not only does this recipe taste fantastic, it will turn heads when you serve it up and the can is sticking out of the chicken's backside!

Not recommended for the squeamish type of cook who can't watch ER or Hell's Kitchen without feeling faint.

Preparation time: 15 minutes (longer if you're roasting veggies with it)

Cooking time: Around 75 minutes (a meat thermometer will help determine if it's cooked through)

Recipe difficulty rating, from one bottle (easiest) to five (hardest). Difficulty:

Ingredients

One can of beer (different beers will affect the taste)
One (four-pound/1.8Kg) whole chicken
Two tablespoons vegetable oil (olive or canola oils are healthier)
Two tablespoons of salt
One teaspoon of black pepper
(optional) three tablespoons of dry spices

Beer Can Chicken Recipe

If you find a REAL chick prepared to let you do this, you're probably no longer reading this page...

Wipe the smile off a chicken's smug face by sticking a beer can up its backside.

Remove the neck and giblets from the chicken (the giblets are often tied into a plastic bag) and discard. Rinse the chicken inside and out, then pat dry with a bunch of paper towels.

Rub the chicken lightly with oil, then rub inside and out with salt, pepper and the optional spice mix. Set aside.

Open beer can and drink until the can is half-full. Here's the tricky bit. Place the beer can on a solid surface. Grab a chicken leg in each hand and lower the bird's butt over the beer can. Gross!

Transfer the Beer Can Chicken to your BBQ or oven and place in the center, balancing the bird on its legs and the can for stability.

Cook the chicken over medium-high BBQ or at 350F in the oven.

On the BBQ, use indirect heat (with no coals or burners on directly under the bird), with the grill cover on, for approximately 75 minutes, or until the internal temperature registers 165F in the breast area and 180F in the thigh.

Remove from grill and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.

If you succeed with this recipe, you'll be the talk of the beer tent at your cookout!

Enjoy the beer can chicken batter recipe?