Acadia's Cherry Sherry beer Can Chicken

• 1 (4 1/2-5 lb) whole frying chicken
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon thyme (dry)
• 1 teaspoon savory (dry)
• 1 tablespoon basil (dry)
• 1 tablespoon parsley (dry)
• 12 cup cherry soda
• 14 cup sherry wine (sweet)

1. Preheat grill on high.
2. (I use gas).
3. Remove parts from breast cavity and discard.
4. Pour soda out of can into a glass.
5. Then poor 1/2 cup of soda along with sherry wine back into the can.
6. Mix olive oil, thyme, savory, basil and parsley together and rub all over chicken.
7. Place the chicken on the soda can so the can is in the breast cavity right side up.
8. Place the chicken & soda can in a foil pan inside the grill.
9. (Since I have a small grill, I use aluminum foil to cover the top of the chicken so it doesn't hit the top of the lid.
10. ).
11. Reduce the heat to Medium and cook the chicken for 1-1/2 hours or until when inserting a thermometer in to the thigh meat, it reads 165 degrees F.
12. Remove from grill, plus remove soda can and allow the chicken to rest for 15-20 minutes.
13. The juices will be red from the cherry soda.

chicken, olive oil, thyme, basil, parsley, cherry soda, sherry wine

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/acadias-cherry-sherry-beer-can-chicken-392308 (may not work)