Cola Barbecued Beer-Can Chicken - beer

Method

• Open beer can and remove half of beverage.
• With a can opener, punch a few more holes in top of beer can.
• Before grilling, soak wood chips in water for 1 hour.
• Remove giblets from chicken and rinse with cold water; pat dry with paper towel.
• Starting a neck, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by slowing moving fingers between skin and meat.
• Mix together salt, sugar, paprika and pepper.
• Rub 2 teaspoons of spice mixture under loosened skin.
• Also, rub 2 teaspoons of spice mixture in chicken cavity.
• Reserve 2 teaspoons of spice mixture to be rubbed on outside skin of chicken once placed over beer can.
• Add the remaining spice mixture to beer can.
• Don't panic for the salt will cause the beer to foam.
• Spray beer can with nonstick cooking spray and place in butt of chicken.
• Rub with remaining 2 teaspoons of spice mixture.
• Spread out legs of chicken to balance chicken on beer can.
• Cook chicken for 2 hours or until meat thermometer reads 180 degrees.
• I purchased a beer butt chicken can holder at Walmart.
• You also can order one online.
• This works wonderful.
• Heat grill.
• There should be an 8 inch clearance between grill lid and grilling rack.
• Rack should be in its lowest position.
• Chicken should be placed in a disposable aluminium baking pan to catch chicken drippings.
• For indirect grilling, place a disposable aluminum foil pan in center of grill.
• Coals should be placed around aluminum pan; heat grill to medium.
• Drain wood chips.
• Place half of wood chips on hot coals.
• Spray nonstick cooking spray to grilling racks before placing on grill.
• Add remaining wood chips after 1 hour and charcoal as needed.
• For oven, place chicken in a cake baking sheet to catch drippings from chicken while cooking.
• When chicken is done, use a spatula under the beer can and tongs to remove chicken from grill.
• Place chicken on cutting board to cool for five minutes.
• Using tongs and insulated rubber cloves, remove chicken from can by gently twisting.
• Make sure you don't tip the beer can because liquid is extremely hot.
• You also can leave chicken right on beer can to carve.
• Discard can and skin.
• For sauce, combine cola and remaining ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 6 minutes.
• Cool.
• Serve with chicken.