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Beijing Chicken Recipe

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How to make it

  • Pour 1/2 cup beer into a nonreactive mixing bowl. Pour the rest of the beer over the wood chips. Add the soy sauce, rice wine, honey and 1 tsp of sesame oil to the beer in the mixing bowl. Gently stir to mix. If you're using a can, add 2 more holes to the top with a church key. Using a funnel, pour the flavored beer into the can. Add the anise, cinnamon stick, green onions ,ginger slice and garlic to the beer can. Set aside. Make the rub by combining the salt, sugar, five-spice powder, and pepper in a small bowl. After removing giblet pkg and fat just inside the body and neck cavities of the chicken, rinse him in cold running water, drain well and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle 1 tsp of the rub inside the body cavity and 1/2 tsp inside the neck cavity of the bird. Drizzle the remaining 2 tsp sesame oil on the outside and rub it all over. Sprinkle with 1 Tbs. rub all over. Spoon remaining rub into beer can or roaster. Hold the bird upright and place over the beer can: bring legs forward to form a sort of tripod to help him balance. Tuck the tips of the wings behind his back. Set the grill up for indirect cooking. Toss all the wood chips or chunks on the charcoals and place bird (over a drip pan) in the center of the grill. Cover and cook til the skin is a dark golden brown and very crisp and the meat is cooked through (about 180 degrees). CAREFULLY remove him from the grill (we use those bbq gloves), being careful, also, to not burn yourself with the hot liquid. Lift him off the beer can, place on a platter and enjoy some really tasty chicken!

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  • cabincrazyone 15 years ago
    I like the sound of your sauce. I'm going to grill a bird with it without shoving the beer can up the chicken's ... back end. ;^)
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    " It was excellent "
    crabhappychick ate it and said...
    Okay, I made the chicken for our Memorial Day dinner today along with the Greek Potato Salad that was posted this morning and green bean and bacon salad. The chicken was fabulous! Moist, tender, and delicious. We'll be making this again....for company next time! Thanks!
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    " It was excellent "
    crabhappychick ate it and said...
    I'll be making this one next weekend for guests! Add some cold sesame noodles and a fresh green bean salad. YUM!
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    " It was excellent "
    hollymayb ate it and said...
    This is sooo great! All my favourite flavours AND beer! Can it get any better than this?
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    thanks for the recipe
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