Beer Can Chicken

[bknox]

Another great weekend and some time to cook. We had beer can chicken (on a rack). I cooked a little hot and fast but besides the skin being a bit dark came out pretty good. I wish you could smell it as it is a keeper combination. The recipes are below.

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Chicken: Room Temperature

Marinade: I began to marinate the bird in the early afternoon flipping it in the bowl whenever I walked by.

Table spoon or so each chopped Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. The more the merrier.
About 4 Tablespoons Honey
About 1/4 cup Lemon Juice
2 or so Tablespoons Olive Oil
Salt
Fresh ground pepper wouldn't hurt

Beer Can Spices:
Stick of Cinnamon
8 or so cloves
4 or 6 whole Allsice
Water

Chicken was cooked at about 325 degrees (indirect) for about 45 or so minutes until the internal temperature was 170 degrees. You may want to cook it a little slower.

Enjoy,
Bryan

 

[007bond-jb]

Great lookin bird & fine video too. I'll bet that combo of spices n herbs did smell fantastic

 

[Que~Dawg]

Is that a custom Char-Griller with a custom flame paint job with a bag of Cowboy natural lump coal?
Indeed Dat’ be one fine lookin’ bird

 

[Qjuju]

that looks to be a killer recipe. Nice...

 

[bknox]

Q-Dawg. The Chargriller was a gift and came that way except for the flames. I did that.

Lump indeed. The bag was not as lumpy as the last. I think it was on the bottom of the pile.

 

[Toby Keil]

Great looking chicken Bryan and nice job on the tunes. My first show was back in 1974...love the Dead.

 

[bknox]

Toby, Me too. I was introduced through "Old and in the way" as I was raised on Bluegrass. Didn't see them live until 85 at Riverbend and saw a bunch of shows until 95 (Nashville). Now I get shows on CD from a buddy in Cincy but they are few and far between anymore. Luckily my tape deck still works and about 300 tapes to listen to. I need to figure out how to burn them to disc.

Take it easy,
Bryan

 

[Griff]

Bryan, where did you get the ulu you used to chop the herbs?

 

[bknox]

Griff, I was not aware it was called a ulu. I bought it about 15 years ago at the Berea Crafts Fair in Berea KY when I lived in Lexington. I am pretty sure the knife part of it was purchased but the bowl base was made by the craftsman I bought it from.

Berea Crafts Fair:http://www.bereacraftfestival.com/

Did a quick search to see if I could get a link to an artist or a store but there is little info except addresses etc. If you make it to Berea bring deep pockets as I thought it was expensive but there is the coolest crafts I have seen compared to any other fair or festival I attended.

 

[Griff]

Yep, it's an ulu alright. They are sometimes also called a "woman's knife" because traditionally the native women used them to prepare fish for drying and smoking. I call it a "pizza knive".

 

[surfinsapo]

Nice video Bryan. Keep them coming...

 

[john a]

Right nice loking bird there Brian.

 

[Tannehill Kid]

Nice video and bird