08
Jun
Preheat the BGE to 400F. Fancy some nice juicy chicken.
This warranted a trip to BBQ Outfitters where we picked up the new parts and their ceramic Sittin Chicken stand which emulates beer can chicken without the bad paint chemicals leaching into my organic happily raised free-roaming chook.
Beer can chicken on big green egg recipes. Fancy some nice juicy chicken. With this recipe for Beer Can Chicken you easily create a complete and delicious dish on your Big Green Egg. While you chicken is cooking on the kamado the vegetables and potatoes are roasting below in a skillet.
The fat dripping from the chicken lands on the vegetables making them incredibly tasty. Big Green Egg Beer Can Chicken 1. Set your plate setter in you Big Green Egg and add the grate on top.
Set the temperature to 375F. Mix the first eight dry ingredients in a bowl. Wash the chicken in cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
Pour half of the beer into the roaster. Chicken 4-5 pound whole chicken 1 can beer or another carbonated beverage 12 oz can 1 cup apple juice or apple cider 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar. Combine the water sugar salt and beer in a large stock-pot.
Stir to dissolve the sugar and salt. Add the chicken to the brine place the lid on the pot and refrigerate for 12 hours or overnight. Preheat the BGE to 400F.
Yes the beer can is a waste of beer and you dont need any liquid in the can because all it does is let off a bit of steam but not much. Try this next time. Put the platesetter in legs up with an elevated drip pan then put your chicken on the can upside down.
Legs up and cook at 400-425 till its done. Beer Butt Chicken Bbq Chicken Grilled Chicken Big Green Egg Smoker Smoked Whole Chicken Green Egg Recipes Bbq Pitmasters Green Eggs And Ham Canned Chicken. End-to-End instructions on beer can chickensmoked chicken on the Big Green Egg.
Here is the Rub Recipe Link. Use about ½ of the rub to liberally coat the chicken inside and out. If the skin is dry you can rub a teaspoon of olive oil over the skin before adding the mix.
The oil will help the mixture stick. Open up the can of beer place in the holder and the place the seasoned chicken. Sadly our egg got a crack in the fire box but luckily the Big Green Egg has a lifetime warranty so they replaced the parts free of charge.
This warranted a trip to BBQ Outfitters where we picked up the new parts and their ceramic Sittin Chicken stand which emulates beer can chicken without the bad paint chemicals leaching into my organic happily raised free-roaming chook. A sweet and spicy rub coats the bird then hickory smoke combines with your lager of choice to create smoky moisture that keeps the chicken tender. After about an hour on the smoker at 325F brush the chicken with beer BBQ sauce then wait another 30 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165F.
Flip the chicken and repeat the process. This method can also be done with a standard beer can but this roaster accessory gives the chicken a little more balance on The Big Green Egg. Pour 6 ounces half a Oberon Beer into the roaster.
Set chicken on the roaster with the feet facing down. If using the beer can slide the chicken down over the can. Place the chicken still on the Roaster on the grid and close the lid of the EGG.
Cook using the spray bottle to baste the chicken once or twice for 20 minutes or until the chicken is just beginning to brown all over. I cook Beer Can Chicken indirect. Try using a higher temperature 425 for the first 25 minutes to crisp the skin and then dropping it down to 350 for the rest of the cook.