Comments on: Beer Butt Chicken Recipe

By: chris

chris — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:51:40 +0000

I made my chicken it was so good I used Bud Light Lime. I have to admit I was out of the red pepper mango jelly so I just used salt and pepper and jalapeno jelly. I had to run out and my hubby burnt the skin. But the meat was so tender and delicious. I have a website, http://www.chriskitchenstow.com. I can only list a few items at a time to sell but you can pay through the site and I will ship any flavor.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:34:19 +0000

@chris red pepper mango jelly basted on a roasting chicken?! OMG that sounds so good…… Problem is that it’s 8AM and I am in the office. This is a problem. Do you have a website where I can buy your jam/jelly?

By: testyminotaur

testyminotaur — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:43:02 +0000

i have made hundreds of beer can chickens .i put damn near every spice in the pantry in them .some good flavors to try is a little pineapple juice and a couple of chicken cubes in the beer .for those of you that dont like beer try sprite or doctor pepper instead.YUMMY

By: chris

chris — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:11:19 +0000

I sell jam and jelly at local farm markets and one of my customers returned last week to buy a supply of red pepper mango jelly to baste beer can chicken. His friends said that was the best way they had tasted so far. I had seen this done on TV but had not tried it. I bought the holder and the chicken and trying it tonight.

By: KP

KP — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:08:20 +0000

I take the simple and make it complicated. I’m new to cooking. But, I’m wondering if you could use as your base an oven proof stainless steel skillet. Then, the residue after cooking that falls in the skillet could offer “fond” to make a sauce, less some of the fat. Another thing, adding paprika along with other seasonings could give “color” to the chicken. The sauce is open ended. White wine, broth, cream, etc.

Wait a minute, there is no “fond”. Since the chicken never touches the skillet. But, the juice/fat does. Crap. This cooking stuff is complicated. I’m going to get a hamburger.

By: Fumi Matsubara

Fumi Matsubara — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:17:45 +0000

@Jennifer Well I’ll be darned! I love bacon but havn’t tried it with beer can chicken. Seen folks use bacon on Thanksgiving turkey, why not on the chicken. Great idea Jennifer, thanks for the input. Think I will give this a go this week!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:28:56 +0000

One thing that makes it better is that after you add the rub and the oil, lay four strips of bacon over the chicken at the top (that way you don’t even have to “pin” it there to allow the moisture to stay in). The bacon gives it a smokey, flavorful taste, even when cooked in the oven. Can’t be beat!

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:30:52 +0000

We just made this during the weekend and it was WONDERFUL!

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:11:49 +0000

I’m cooking this recipe right now because I couldn’t find the sanitized grocery store version of a beer can to hold up the chicken. I was looking for the correct temperature, which I found here with some other interesting comments. To the guy who is worried about the ink from the beer can killing him, take a risk once in a while. It’s exciting! –Jack Morris, Salina, Kansas

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:16:53 +0000

Thanks everyone. I truly enjoyed reading all the posts about beer butt chicken. I have tried it numerous times with many variations and my favorite is using Budweiser or Bud Light beer with lots of garlic and other spices. The new adobo seasoning is great(the hot one). We like things a bit spicy here. Also a little tip that I found that works good is putting a piece of potato or onion in the neck hole (keeps alot of the moist steam from escaping, keeping the bird juicier)while the bird is cooking. Also for those that do not care for the idea of using beer or that don’t like the taste of beer, try using orange soda instead. Another suggestion is to marinate the chicken in Italian salad dressing the day before for a tasty beer butt chicken.

Thanks everyone for reading my ideas and happy cooking and keep the different suggestions coming because I plan to try as many as possible.