United Nations Beer Can Chicken
- 1 whole chicken, (preferably fresh slaughtered) 4 to 5 pounds
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Welch sea salt
- 1 teaspoon South African hot spice mix
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon ground mustard
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 can beer, from South America, if available
- Add coals to one half of grill.
- Clean chicken, remove head and innards.
- Rub paprika, sugar, salt, spice mix, oil, mustard, and pepper into chicken, under skin and inside cavity.
- Open the beer and add any remaining seasoning to beer can.
- Place chicken over the beer can, inserting the can gently into the cavity of chicken.
- Place chicken on opposite side of coals on grill.
- Make sure chicken is covered - use large pot if your grill cover is too small.
- Add coals to maintain high heat if it cools down.
- Make sure chicken is not directly over coals.
- Use an instant-read thermometer to test temperature, it should read 165 degrees F under thigh.
- Remove carefully and carve.
chicken, paprika, brown sugar, welch sea salt, south african, olive oil, ground mustard, ground black pepper, south
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/united-nations-beer-can-chicken-recipe.html (may not work)