Beer-Butt Chicken

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                   *   Exported from  MasterCook Mac  *

                   Beer-Butt Chicken (Drunken Chicken)

Recipe By     : Opal   Quinlan, Texas me_ma@webtv.net
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chicken                           Barbeque

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2      cups           hickory or oak chips
   2                     (12-ounce cans beer plus additional -- if needed
     1/2  cup            your favorite barbecue rub
   2                     chickens -- (3 1/2 to 4-pound)
                        fat removed washed and blotted
                        dry

Place wood chips in bowl. Pop tab of each
beer can, and make 2 additional holes in each top, using a church-key
opener. Pour half the beer from each can over the chips. Add additional
beer or water to cover the chips, soak them for 1 hour and drain.
Set up grill for indirect grilling. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon
barbeue rub in neck cavity and 2 teaspoons in main cavity of each
chicken. Add 1 tablespoon rub to each open, half-full can of beer. (Dont
worry if it foams up.) Season outside of each bird with 2 tablespoons
rub. Stand beer cans on work surface. Holding each chicken
upright, lower it over can so that can goes into main cavity. Pull
chicken legs forward to form a sort of tripod. The chicken should sit
upright over the can. Carefully transfer chickens to grill in this same
position, placeing them in center over drip pan away from heat.
If useing charcoal, toss half the wood chips on each mound of coals. If
using gas, place chips in smoker box.Barbecue chickens until nicely
bowned and cooked through, About 1 1/2 hours, keeping tempature about
350 degres F. (If useing charcoal, replenish coals as needed.) The
internal temerature of the birds (taken in thickest part of thigh)
should be 165 F. Carefully transfer birds to platter in same
position. To carve lift bird off of can, and discard can. Makes 4
servings.

You can use any seasoning on the birds and other flavorful liquids - not just
beer in the can. You can use a can of Coke or Sprite. Soda is more intersting
than you might imagine. Just be sure you open the can first.

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 998 Calories; 69g Fat (64% calories from
fat); 86g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 422mg Cholesterol; 328mg Sodium

NOTES : This came out of the Dallas Morning News' Food Section a couple of years
back...Was a great article and the recipe...All I can say is it makes the best
chicken I have ever eaten, cooked on a bar-b-cue grill.

Source:

rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes