Beer can chicken

Grilled beer can chicken is deliciously moist! You can't taste the alcohol - it just keeps the chicken really juicy and tender.

STEP 1. Make your spice rub

Then gather the ingredients for your spice rub.

1. 1/4 cup paprika
2. 1 tbls brown sugar
3. 1 tbls granulated sugar
4. 2 tsp salt  
5. 1 tsp onion salt 
6. 1 tsp black pepper  
7. 2 tsp cayenne pepper 
8. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
9. 1 teaspoon onion powder

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.

STEP 2. Prepare the chicken

Clean out the cavity of the chicken to make sure the kidneys and giblets are removed.

Rinse the chicken in cold water, then pat with paper towels to dry.

And of course make sure that you thoroughly sanitize your hands and workspaces after handling the chicken.

STEP 3. Rub the spice mix onto the chicken

Sprinkle a tablespoon of spice into the cavity. Insert another tablespoon under the skin of the chicken and try and spread it out evenly. Finally, rub another tablespoon of spice all over the skin on both sides.

STEP 4. Get the beer can ready

You will need a tall can of beer to hold your chicken. Any brand will do, so if you have a 20 ounce can of beer on hand, feel free to use that. Otherwise, you can buy single cans of beer in the refrigerator section of most liquor stores. I chose fosters because their keg-style can is wider and sturdier than the slightly cheaper budweiser.

Pop open the tab on the can and empty out 1/4 of the beer. I'm not into beer so I poured it down the drain, but feel free to drink it if you like!

You want to make a few more small holes to let the vapors escape into the chicken. You can use the pointy end of a beer bottle/can opener for this. I did not have one handy, so I tapped an awl into the top a few times.

Pour the extra spice rub into the beer can.

STEP 5. Still the chicken on the can and plug the top

Keeping the can upright, place it into the cavity of the chicken.

Plug the top of the chicken so that the vapors are sealed in. used a peeled onion

STEP 6. Stick chicken in oven

Move the chicken to the oven and stand it up with the legs spread apart (this will help maintain balance). And cook a per its weight asks.

STEP 7. Its done!!!!!!!!

When your chicken is finished, the outside will be crispy, but the meat will be fall-off-the-bone tender. Carefully remove the chicken from the oven. Place the finished chicken on a plate and discard the beer and can.

STEP 8. Rest the chicken and carve

Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before carving.