(Beerless) Beer-Can Chicken

The proper way to do a beercan chicken.

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Main Dish

Braai

beer, beer can, beercan, beerless, chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Author: BraaiBoy

Ingredients

▢ 1 whole chicken
▢ 1 can beer
▢ olive oil
▢ spices - your favourite dry chicken spice

How To Braai

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MOST NB: Drink Beer!
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Rub chicken with oil
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Cover with dry spices
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Braai on indirect heat for 60-90 minutes (until internal temp is 165°-170°F / ~75°C)

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Notes

There are several way more flavourful stuffing and spice recipes, but in this recipe, I'm merely exploring the beer-can chicken method (i.e. Drink the beer and use the empty can as a prop). The result here is a classic roast chicken that "tastes good".

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