Beer-Can Chicken Recipe

Name: Beer-Can Chicken Recipe
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, approximately 4 to 5 pounds; 4 tablespoons sweet paprika, or mild smoked paprika; 2 tablespoons chili powder; 2 tablespoons ground cumin; 1 tablespoon ground coriander; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar; 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon chile de arbol or red-pepper flakes, or to taste; 1 can beer, ideally yellow in hue, with the top half consumed or poured off; Barbecue sauce (see recipe, or use whichever recipe you like), for basting chicken and for serving (optional)

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The moist environment created by smoke-roasting a chicken vertically, atop a half-full can of beer, turns out to be a nearly fail-safe way to achieve barbecue perfection A smoky-sweet dry rub adds...

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Ingredients

1 whole chicken, approximately 4 to 5 pounds
4 tablespoons sweet paprika, or mild smoked paprika
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon chile de arbol or red-pepper flakes, or to taste
1 can beer, ideally yellow in hue, with the top half consumed or poured off
Barbecue sauce (see recipe, or use whichever recipe you like), for basting chicken and for serving (optional)