This Beer Chicken is incredibly delicious, juicy and moist. This chicken is perfectly seasoned with herbs and spices and baked to a crispy perfection. The steam from the beer creates an unbelievably moist chicken, you’ll love it from the very first bite.
Serves | 2-4 people |
Grill Time | 45 minutes |
Difficulty | Easy |
Equipment |
Ingredients
- 2 Baby Chickens
- 2 Large cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 300ml beer For the Rub
- ½ Tsp sugar
- ½ Tsp salt
- ¼ Tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ Tsp salt
- ¼ Tsp dried parsley
- ¼ Tsp dried oregano
- ¼ Tsp dried lemon peel
Optional Glaze
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Steps
- Prepare your MOCA grill and setup the grill in Indirect cooking configuration and heat to 180 ⁰C.
- Evenly split the beer into 2 chicken sitters and insert 1 smashed clove of garlic into each.
- Use a bowl to mix the Rub ingredients together and apply the seasoning to the outside of the two chickens and place each chicken over the chicken sitters.
- Insert the chickens in the centre of your Kamado JAN and cook for about 40-45min depending on the size of your chickens, or until the breasts’ internal temperature is 85 ºC and the thighs are 82 ºC.
- About 10min before the chickens are done cooking. Insert the glaze ingredients into a saucepan and mix on medium heat.