Yummy Chicken Recipes Beer Can Chicken In The Oven
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Beer can chicken in the oven is among the most delicious methods to cook a chicken. Putting a can of beer inside your chicken while cooking, moistens it and gives it a yummy flavor. In the oven, the steam of the boiling beer dissipates through the chicken adding a golden crisp to the outside of the chicken, while preserving the juicy taste of its meat. The following describes how to easily cook a beer can chicken in the oven.
To cook a delicious beer can chicken in the oven, your spice rub ingredients should be perfectly picked up. A mixture of 2 teaspoons of kosher salt, 2 teaspoons of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of paprika and one teaspoon of black pepper usually comprises a tasty spice rub. Besides, you will need a 3 lbs whole chicken, a 12 oz can of beer and a tablespoon of olive oil.
In the beginning, you should clean the chicken well and pat it dry. Then after mixing the spice rub mixture well, start sprinkling it inside the chicken cavities. One teaspoon of the spice rub should be well sprinkled inside the chicken’s large cavity and the same amount should also be sprinkled inside the cavity of the neck. After completely brushing the chicken with olive oil, sprinkle 4 teaspoons of the spice rub over the external surface of the chicken. Before putting your beer can chicken in the oven, make sure the spice is sprinkled well on its inside and outside surfaces.
Open the can of beer and discard about one third of its capacity. Cut several holes through the top of the beer can to facilitate its ventilation and permit the release of its steam while the chicken is cooking. Add the remaining amount of the spice mixture rub to the beer in the can which may cause some beer foaming to occur. Hold your chicken in an upright position with its large cavity facing downwards; then slide your chicken over the can of beer without tipping the can. After placing the beer can, the legs of the bird should be pulled forward and the wings tucked to the backside of the chicken. At this point, you are almost ready to start cooking your beer can chicken in the oven.
Cooking beer can chicken in the oven is perfectly done at 350?F. The chicken usually needs to be cooked at this temperature for about 90 minutes. After taking your chicken out of the oven, it should be wrapped with aluminum foil and left to rest for about 20 minutes. To get the can of beer out of the chicken cavity, you should use multiple layers of paper towels in each hand. While holding the bottom of the can firmly with one hand, pull your chicken easily with the other hand. This is important to effectively insulate your hands from the high heat of the chicken which might reach about 180?F after resting.
That’s it, start carving your chicken, serve it and enjoy a tasty meal. This was a simple way to cook a beer can chicken in the oven.
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