Published on 11/07/2017 11:07 pm
How to Make Beer Can Chicken on Charcoal Grill

Beer Can Chicken is a perfect dish that you can serve for the whole family on a hot summer day. In grilling, you may use a propane grill or an oven. If you want to get a perfect flavor to your chicken, then you need to use a charcoal grill. Here, you need to follow some useful tips below to grill the chicken properly and get the best result.

Here are the steps on how to make beer can chicken on charcoal grill

  •  Prepare the ingredients
  • The ingredients needed here consist of 4 pounds of whole chicken, 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil or vegetable oil, and a can of beer. Also, don’t forget to prepare the ingredients for the marinade. Here, some spices that you can use are black and white pepper, cayenne paper, oregano, cinnamon, ground cumin, garlic and onion powder, chili powder, dry mustard, celery salt and brown sugar. You only need to prepare around one to two tablespoons of each spice, except for the cinnamon which is only a teaspoon.
  • Marinade the chicken
  • After this, you need to marinade the chicken in a brining container that is filled with beer, salt, and sugar for around 8 to 24 hours. Also, don’t forget to cover the container when marinating the chicken. Then, rinse it with cold water and dry again to put in the refrigerator for an hour. After that, take the chicken out and combine with the mixture of the spices and let it sit for 20 minutes before grilling.
  • Prepare the charcoal grill
  • While you are waiting for the spices to soak in the chicken, you may prepare the charcoal grill by lighting them up. Here, make sure that turn this up for indirect heat which another side of the grill should be cool and turned off. Then, take a can of beer and slide the chicken over the beer can. Put the chicken in a stand-up position on top of the cool side of the grill.
  • Grill the chicken until cooked through
  • Grill the chicken for 75 minutes and don’t forget to put on the lid. Here, you may open the lid to add more olive oil every 20-30 minutes. After the chicken is thoroughly cooked, you may remove it from the grill and let the chicken rest for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, take the beer can out of the chicken and place the chicken on a serving plate along with the garnish and other compliment ingredients. Finally, you can serve a beer can chicken that is grill using a charcoal grill.

It is so easy and simple to grill the tasty Beer Can Chicken on a charcoal grill. Prepare your charcoal grill according to the steps above and serve the chicken while it is hot. For additional information, you can find another great and useful tips dealing with the grilling stuff and method on grillsly

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