Cajun Borracho Chicken Drunken Beer Can Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Directions:
• 1. Whisk all injection ingredients together.
• 2. Using a kitchen syringe, inject the liquid into various spots on the chicken. Try to be even as possible, injecting about 1/2 of the mixture into the breasts, and the other 1/2 throughout the rest of the chicken.
• 3. Rub the chicken down with olive oil, and apply an even layer of Tony's Cajun Seasoning to the bird.
• 4. Drink half of the beer, widen the opening at the top of the can, then put the garlic and onion in the can.
• 5. Place the bird on the can. It should sit up by itself. You may have to prop the legs forward to make it sit up.
• 6. Preheat your smoker to about 250 F degrees. I use hickory for chicken; charcoal works well too.
• 7. Mix the mop ingredients in the spray bottle and shake before each use.
• 8. Put the chicken on the smoker and spray the chicken with the mop about every 30 minutes to keep it moist.
• 8. Smoke the chicken for 3-4 hours, or until the internal temperature of the thickest meat reaches 175 F Degrees.

Steps:

• Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Fill the can of beer with finely chopped onion and garlic and a generous amount of jalapeno juice. Put the beer can inside the chicken's cavity and prop the chicken on the grill. Cook over indirect heat for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours with the grill lid closed.

Steps:

• Wash chicken and remove excess fat. Season the chicken inside and out with the crab boil seasoning. Insert the half can of beer inside the cavity of the chicken. Prop the chicken up on the grill. Grill for 1 to 1 1/2 hours withthe grill lid closed.

Steps:

• Place wood chips in bowl.
• Pop tabs of each beer can, and make 2 additional holes in each top, using a church-key opener.
• Pour half the beer from each can over the chips.
• Add additional beer or water to cover the chips, soak them for 1 hour and drain.
• Set up grill for indirect grilling.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon barbecue rub in neck cavity and 2 teaspoons in main cavity of each chicken.
• Add 1 tablespoon rub to each open, half-full can of beer.
• (Don't worry if it foams up.) Season outside of each bird with 2 tablespoons rub.
• Stand beer cans on work surface. Holding each chicken upright, lower it over can so that can goes into main cavity.
• Pull chicken legs forward to form a sort of tripod.
• The chicken should sit upright over the can.
• Carefully transfer chickens to grill in this same position, placing them in center over drip pan away from heat. If using charcoal, toss half the wood chips on each mound of coals.
• If using gas, place chips in smoker box.Barbecue chickens until nicely browned and cooked through, About 1 1/2 hours, keeping temperature about 350 degrees F.
• (If using charcoal, replenish coals as needed.) The internal temperature of the birds (taken in thickest part of thigh) should be 165°F.
• Carefully transfer birds to platter in same position.
• To carve lift bird off of can, and discard can.
• You can use any seasoning on the birds and other flavorful liquids - not just beer in the can.
• You can use a can of Coke or Sprite. Soda is more interesting than you might imagine. Just be sure you open the can first. Opal Fitzgerald Quinlan, Texas.

Steps:

• Remove Innards from chicken and wash thoroughly.
• Spread Butter all over outside of chicken (I can't believe it's not Butter spray works best) Coat chicken well with Garlic Salt and Lemon Pepper.
• Place chicken standing up on beer can inserted in the bottom and place in a roasting pan uncovered.
• Put Garlic Cloves up under the skin at top of Chicken and at bottom.
• Place a few cloves inside cavity Put a few drops of Hot Sauce inside the cavity if desired.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 4-5 hours.
• The beer will keep chicken from drying out.
• Check occasionally to make sure chicken is still standing upright on beer can and has not fallen over.

Steps:

• Set up your grill for indirect cooking.
• On a charcoal grill, this means spreading the coals around the outer edges, but not directly below the food.
• On a gas grill the outer burners are lit, but not the middle one.
• Once the grill is covered (which it should always be for indirect grilling) the circulating heat works like a convection oven, so there is no need to turn the food.
• Remove neck and giblets.
• Discard.
• Rinse chicken inside and out; pat dry with paper towels.
• Rub chicken lightly with oil, then rub inside and out with salt, pepper and dry rub.
• Set aside.
• Open beer can and take several gulps (make them big gulps so that the can is half full).
• Place beer can on a solid surface.
• Grabbing a chicken leg in each hand, plunk the bird cavity over the beer can.
• Transfer the bird-on-a-can to your grill and place in the center of the grate, balancing the bird on its two legs and the can like a tripod.
• Cook chicken over high indirect heat, with the grill cover on for approximately 1 1/4 hours or until the internal temperature registers 165°F in the breast area and 180°F in the thigh, or until the thigh juice runs clear when stabbed with a sharp knife.
• Remove from grill and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.