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Smoked Beer Can Chicken Recipe
Photo: Lily Banse

Smoked Beer Can Chicken Recipe

8 ingredients 4 servings openrecipes

Setting a whole chicken over a beer can keeps the meat moist and the skin crisp.Prep time: 10 minutesSalt-curing time: 1 1/2 to 2 hoursWay to grill: Indirect...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

270
Calories
33g
Protein
4g
Fat
17g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Beer 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking 43
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Wood not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken, about 5 pounds
  • 1/4 cup kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons granulated onion
  • 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon prepared chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 can (12 ounces) beer, at room temperature
  • 4 handfuls hickory wood chips, soaked in water for at least 30 minutes

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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