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Beer-in-the-rear Chicken

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JFRIII
JFRIII Posts: 1
edited November -1 in Poultry

Ingredients

• 1 whole Brioler/Fryer Chicken (approximately 3.5 pounds)
• 1 Tbs Old Bay seasoning
• 1 Tbs Lowery"s Season Salt
• 1 Tbs Goya Adobo Seasoning Sauce
• &#188 Tbs ground cinnamon
• &#188 Tbs ground cumin
• 1 Pinch chilli powder
• 1 16 ounze regular can of beer (the cheap kind)
• 1 Cup kosher salt

Instructions

Dissolve the Salt into 2 quarts of water. Place chicken in water and refrigerate for about 1 hour.

While Chicken is soaking mix the Old Bay, Lowery's, Goya, cinnamon, cumin and chili together. This is the spice rub.

Also, Soak a handful of pecan chipsin cold water.

When the chicken is done brining, remove form water and pat dry. Lift the skin from the meat and liberally apply the spice rub between the skin and meat, on the skin and inside the chicken body cavity.

Heat the BGE to 325 degrees. Place the pecan chips on the coals. Open the beer and drink approximately 1/3 of it. Then place the beer in the chickens cavity. Place the Chicken &#034standing up&#034 with the beer can acting as a base. Cook until the Chicken breast meet is 170-175 degrees (approx 45 minutes)

Notes

It is important to use a broiler/fryer chicken. Roasters, hens, Capons, and baking hens come out very chewy because their meet is so tough.

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