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Beer Can Chicken With Gravy Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • 1. Preheat oven to 425 F. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Set aside. Open beer can pour half out (either into a glass and drink it, or into the sink. Place beer can into holder if you have one. Add slices of onion, rosemary thyme, a couple large sage leaves, and garlic clove. Set on baking sheet or in roasting pan. Set aside.
  • 2. Rinse the chicken with cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Drizzle enough olive oil over the chicken to lightly cover the skin (should only take about 2 tablespoons or less. Smooth oil over skin with your hands. Season inside and out with plenty of the chicken rub, and set on beer can holder.
  • 3. Open the top of the chicken and look at the opening in the neck. Cut the other half of the onion to fit that hole and push it down into the hole to plug it. Pull the skin back over top of the onion (if there is enough skin to do so). This will keep the steam and seasonings into the cavity. Put chicken into oven. After 1st hour turn oven down to 350 F. and cook an additional 1 to 1 ½ or up to 2 hours.
  • 4. Remove chicken from oven and tent with foil and let rest for at least 15 minutes. Remove beer can from chicken; move chicken plate to be sliced.
  • 5. For the Gravy: Add 1 to 2 cups of broth to pan. Scrape up the fond. (brown bits) then scrape all from roasting pan into a saucepan. Over medium high heat add another cup or 2 if you like of the chicken stock into the pan. Add seasonings and chicken base to taste. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly slowly add cornstarch and water mixture a little at a time until chicken mixture is as thick as you like.
  • Notes If you don’t want gravy omit step 5.

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  • Semigourmet53 8 years ago
    Thanks lifter! I have also used cola for this in place of beer. I do really like the beer for me because I put onion, garlic, sage, thyme and rosemary into the can with the liquid. I have not used wine yet but am going to try white wine in place of the beer. that should taste a bit different! Don't ya think?
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  • lifter 8 years ago
    Great thought! Here in Canada, we call it "Beer Butt" chicken, and I've been making it for something around or more than 20 years. Canadian beer is quite different from American, and I'm not sure what the difference would be in taste, but admit that I'm not a fan of using beer with this. I'd recommend lemon or pineapple or cranberry (or a mixture) juices (as opposed beer), as well as squeezing seasonings under the skin...I agree with your thought of an onion (or garlic) "cork" in the neck! A good "rub" on the exterior, and remember to check your oven/BBQ for "overhead" before you get started!
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