How to Cook a Drunk Chicken

Many chicken recipes that involve cooking on a grill or barbecue pit result in the chicken turning out too dry. If you want a juicy chicken full of great flavor right off of the grill, learn how to cook a drunk chicken with just some seasoning and a can of beer.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Whole chicken
• Beer can (full of beer)
• Seasonings of your choice
• Vegetables (onions, bell pepper, green onions, lemon)
• Olive oil
• Chopped or minced garlic
• Large potato

1. Clean the chicken thoroughly. Remove parts that you don't want to eat. Wash the beer can in warm soapy water before opening the beer.
2. Open the beer and drink or remove half of the contents. The beer can be any flavor or brand you choose.
3. Add garlic into the beer. Set the chicken on top of the beer can, sliding the can into the cavity of the chicken. You will have to press firmly and carefully to get the chicken on the can without crushing the can or spilling the beer.
4. Coat the chicken with olive oil, and then sprinkle with your choice of seasonings. You may also use barbecue sauce on the chicken.
5. Fill the chicken with vegetables. Use sliced or chopped onions, bell peppers, green onions and lemons. Add a large potato to fill the top hole in the chicken. This will help the juices remain inside the chicken.
6. Place beer can and chicken on the grill or barbecue pit. It should be sitting upright.
7. Cook until chicken is completely cooked. Use a meat thermometer to check the temperature. The breast and thigh should read 180 degrees F when done.

Tips & Warnings

• If your chicken doesn't stand upright on the grill, there are stands made just for cooking drunk chickens. Some hold the beer cans in place while others are metal cylinders to set the chicken on.
• If you use barbecue or another type of sauce to coat the chicken, it may look burned when it is done. This is just the sauce. If you remove the skin the meat is juicy and full of flavor.