I'm doing some fishing / camping with my wife and the D-Man this weekend; they will definitely be on the menu!
After hearing about it here and there over the years, then seeing a picture of it on the NY thread yesterday, I made Beer Can Chicken on the charcoal grill for the first time last evening. So good I’m tempted to make it again tonight!! Absolutely delicious. I generously rubbed the Rock Cornish Game Hens inside and out with my usual BBQ chicken rub made with white, black, and red pepper, garlic and onion POWDER (not salt), brown sugar, salt, and paprika. Put a drip pan with a little water on my burned-down-to-medium-heat coals, tossed in a generous handful of water soaked mesquite chunks, slipped them over half full cans of 16 ounce OV’s, and covered them in my Weber for about an hour or so. Couldn’t believe how super moist, tender, and juicy they were from the beer steam; plus the skin (which was the most amazing bright golden/orange color from the mesquite chip smoke) was still as crispy as corn flakes. No words can adequately describe the taste! (Anybody getting hungry?!!) It's a must try it if you never have. If you do a Google on “Beer Can Chicken”, there are lots of variations and detailed recipes out there. I'm doing some fishing / camping with my wife and the D-Man this weekend; they will definitely be on the menu!