Your Next BBQ Star: Jerk-Spiced Beer Can Chicken

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Sometimes your fridge is bare, save for a few cans of light beer. But your friends are depending on you to bring it on again this weekend. Fortunately, I’ve got the fix. This beer can chicken recipe is easy and impressive thanks to the sweet and spicy jerk rub. Turn up the heat with this new twist on grilled chicken.

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Jerk-Spice Beer Can Chicken
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour

Ingredients
1 3 lb roaster chicken
2 tbsp jerk seasoning
1 tsp kosher salt
1 12 oz can light beer

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Directions
1. Preheat grill to high on one side, and low on the other. Alternatively, you can preheat an oven to 400 degrees F. Regardless, make sure there is enough room for the chicken to stand upright.
2. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Trim any extra fat and skin from around the cavity opening. Combine the jerk seasoning and kosher salt together, and rub the chicken all over with jerk seasoning mixture. Pour out (or drink!) about half of the beer, this doesn’t need to be exact. Insert the beer into the chicken, and place on the grill over the low side. Close the lid and cook for about 1 hour, checking on the chicken every 15 minutes. Take the temperature of the chicken in the breast and in the thigh, making sure to reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
3. Carefully remove the chicken from the grill, and very carefully remove the beer from the cavity. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before carving and serving.

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