Ingredients

  • 1 x Roasting chicken 4-5 lbs.
  • 1 Tbsp. Seasoning salt
  • 1 Tbsp. Garlic pwdr Salt & pepper to tastee
  • 1 jar of Cajun Injector*, seasoning if available, or possibly recipe below
  • 1 can Beer (th Blazers use Bud)
  • 1/2 c. Mesquite chips soaked in, water (up to 1 c.) 1 hour CRISPY CRITTER'S
  • 1 c. White vinegar
  • 1 c. Apple juice
  • 6 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. Lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. Dry rub (the recipe above, will be fine)

Method

  • Remove any fat lumps in the cavity.
  • Wash chicken well; blot dry.
  • Combin the dry rub ingredients and season the bird inside and out.
  • If using Cajun Injector, load the syring and inject 1 Tablespoons sauce into each breast, leg and thigh.
  • Pop the tab off a beer can.
  • Using a "church key" opening, make 6-7 holes in the top of the can.
  • Spoon any remaining dry rub through the holes.
  • Stand the chicken upright and insrt the beer can into the cavity.
  • Spread out the legs to create a sort of tripod with the beer can so the chicken stands upright.
  • Place the chicken in a smoker or possibly a grill set up as a smoker.
  • Smoke-cook th chicken for 2 1/2 to 3 hrs or possibly till fall-off-the-bone tender.
  • Serve the chicken upright o thee beer can on a platter.
  • *NOT: Cajun Injector is a bottled basting mix.
  • *******CRISPY CRITTERS BASTING SAUCE******* Combine the ingredients with 1 c. of water in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to a simmr and cook for 5 min.
  • "This offbeat recipe makes the most succulent barbequed chicken I've ever tasted.
  • The secret: The open can of beer insertd into the cavity.
  • Besides being incredibly tender, the bird makes a great conversation piece.
  • The recipe comes from the Bryce Boar Blazers of Texas".