Is it just me, or is beer can chicken a goofy kid thing?
Look, when we were kids, if I told you were going to insert a half-drunk beer into the butt of a chicken and grill it, I think you would actually get interested in cooking.
This is a brilliant way to roast a chicken, on the grill or in the oven. Yes, the chicken looks rather ridiculous on its beer can perch, covered with an herb rub and half-ready to salute you.
But hear me out. While the chicken is dry roasting on the outside, the inside is being bathed with steamy beer, keeping the chicken meat wonderfully moist.
The result is tender, falling-off-the-bone meat, encased in salty, herby, crispy skin.
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