Perfect for any BBQ, our Beer Can Chicken recipe combines simple ingredients and effortless grilling. Prep a whole chicken with a custom spice rub, set it on a beer can, and grill on the Z Grills Multitasker 7052B at 375ยฐF. In just 90 minutes, achieve a crispy, juicy chicken, basted with a buttery hot sauce for extra flavor. Rest, slice, and enjoy a perfectly cooked bird every time.
Servings 2
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Resting Time 15 minutesmins
Total Time 2 hourshrs
Equipment
Z Grills Multitasker 7052B
Z GRILLS HICKORY
Ingredients
Ingredient list
3-5LBRoaster Chicken
1/21/2 canyour favorite beer
Custom Rub
1/3cupbrown sugar
1tablespoonchili powder
2tablespoonpaprika
1teaspoondry mustard
1teaspoongarlic powder
1teaspoononion powder
Salt and Pepper
Custom basting sauce
3/4stickbutter
2TablespoonsFranks red hot sauce or your favorite hot sauce
Instructions
Custom Rub
Mix all ingredients
Custom basting sauce
Melt the butter and add it to your hot sauce.
Beer Can Chicken
Carefully stand your bird up on the beer can and rub it down. Let rest while you fire up the pit.
Pre-heat your Z grills to 375f.
Once that temperature is reached carefully add in your chicken. I like using a tin underneath to catch all the drippings. It also helps the bird stand up.
Approximately 45 minutes in you should be 1/2 way cooked you can start basting the bird. Make sure to baste it well.
approximately 90 minutes in you should be finished 165f breast, 175f dark meat. Please remember that you'll get some carryover once removed. Before removing Baste the bird
You can remove the bird to the board to rest. At this point, you can baste some more
after resting 15 minutes, slice and enjoy! - give me a short absctact/summary
Video
Notes
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