Beer Can Chicken Recipe Smoker

Brine the chickens optional step 2.

Beer can chicken recipe smoker. This will prevent them from flaring up and make them. Place can on a solid surface we used a special beer can chicken rack for better balance but it s not necessary and lower chicken cavity over beer can. Then bring up the temperature by closing the lid and preheating for an additional 10 15 minutes. Lower the chickens onto cans step 4.

Smoke the beer can chicken 01 prepare the grill for indirect cooking over medium heat 350 to 450 f. Make sure all but the bottom 1 1 2 of the beer can is in the cavity of the chicken. Open the can of beer and set the chicken on top of the beer. Place the chicken on can of the beer and then place in the masterbuilt smoker at 275 degrees f along with some of your favorite wood chips.

3 when ready to cook set the traeger to 350 175 c and preheat lid closed for 15 minutes. Insert the half can of beer into the chicken s cavity to make it stand breast side up. Place the bird in your. Since your beer can chicken will be standing up prepare your smoker or grill for indirect heat.

Smoke it up on the pellet grill it s time to bring the chicken to the grill. Flavor the outside step 3. Preheat your smoker to 325 f. Keep the lid open and for about 4 5 minutes preheat the grill to smoke.

02 open the beer can and pour out about half the beer. Set your smoker or grill up for indirect cooking and add a couple chunks of fruit wood for flavor. Combine brown sugar smoked paprika chili powder salt garlic powder and black pepper in a bowl and mix with your. Place chicken on the beer can onto the smoker rack close door and let cook for 1 1 2 hours or until juices run clear.

You can use a stronger wood like hickory or pecan if you like but a little goes a long way with poultry. Ingredients 2 cups mesquite wood chips 1 whole chicken 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons chili powder 2 teaspoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cumin 3 4 teaspoon salt 1 2 teaspoon black pepper 1 can beer. If you simply put your. Setup the smoker step 5.

Drain and add wood chips to wood chip container in smoker carefully. Add wood chips 2 3 times for the first 70 minutes. Smoked beer can chicken 1. Soak some wood chips of your choice in water for a couple hours.

Once the smoker is running at 300 degrees place the beer can chicken on the pit and close the lid. Smoke time step 6.