I just picked up another fresh chicken from Horton Hill Farm yesterday and as I've stated over and over again, there is nothing like the taste of a fresh, never frozen free range/free roaming chicken. Last month we had a 4th of July BBQ for our family, it was wonderful, great weather, great friends and family and great food! I decided to make chicken for the "masses" at the BBQ, and didn't want to compromise the integrity of the taste of the chicken because it was a fresh chicken nor did I want to have to "babysit" the chicken on the grill because I wanted to have some fun. One of the most fool proof ways to have super moist chicken on the grill without having to worry about babysitting it, is to stick a beer can in the chicken's butt...literally. Standing a chicken on a 3/4 full can of beer and placing it upright on the direct heat (but making sure the chicken itself doesn't touch the grill and only the beer can touches it) creates a super crispy but not burned skin and an extremely moist chicken. I lather the chicken with olive oil, and then rub in a spice mixture of choice, and then add herbs and garlic into the beer can (for aromatics) and shove that can into the cavity of the chicken and put it on the grill for about 1 and a half hours for a 4lb chicken (until the instant read thermometer reads 163 degrees in the thigh). Remove the beer can and tent the chicken with aluminum foil for 7-10 to let the chicken rest minutes as it will carryover cook and the juices will redistribute, and then carve. Delicious!
Just as a note you can also remove the beer from the can and add 3/4 can of wine as well for a different taste. I'm also going to test this recipe with a can of coca cola.
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