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Post by pizzaofdreams on Apr 18, 2012 16:55:58 GMT
Whilst on an event recently and wanting something else for dinner other than Pizza (the oven is hot so it has to be wood fired dinner) I tried a beercan chicken. I'd made a rub of salt, pepper, garlic and paprika which was rubbed all over the chicken with a bit of oil. The bird was then 'seated' shall we say on the opened can of Old Speckled Hen (I think the Americans use a pale beer). This then went into the oven and potatoes, small onions and carrots were added to the pan. it all started wonderfully until my chicken fell over and refused to get back on the stool again  . So in the end I had drowned beery chicken and sticky roast veg. just cooked until the beer had cooked off. It was fantastic! |
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Post by rivergirl on Apr 18, 2012 18:31:42 GMT
LOL I think a few of us may have been there !! I bought a can holder many a year ago which solved this problem and then about 2 years ago i bought a brilliant ceramic holder which i can catch all those lovely juices in !!!
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Post by cec on Apr 20, 2012 20:48:57 GMT
I've done this befor on the barbie , it was bang on  |
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Post by rivergirl on Apr 21, 2012 11:33:28 GMT
once did a chicken in a can I think it was Karhog ( was doing a Tibetan evening ) it was stunning we just kept rolling the can around in the barbie ,
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Post by turkey on Apr 21, 2012 19:30:07 GMT
chicken in a can? Or are we talking 5 litre keg?
perhaps like those clay "brick" eggs that you bake a chicken in?
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Post by cec on Apr 21, 2012 19:43:11 GMT
chicken in a can? Or are we talking 5 litre keg? perhaps like those clay "brick" eggs that you bake a chicken in? What you do is Get a Can of beer , cider , bitter then open it Stuff it up the chickens backside Season it Cook it , I did mine on a BBQ with the hood down , I think it took about 1 1/2 hours , All the booze keeps it nice and moist |
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Post by rivergirl on Apr 22, 2012 14:57:33 GMT
no it was a catering nescafe coffee can and we filled the chook with hot stones and sort of played football over the cinders with it .............................. like I said we had a tibetan evening and it was suppossed to be dessert rat or something like that ! I settled on chicken LOL.
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Post by baronkev on Apr 26, 2012 14:52:33 GMT
What would be the best type of beer to use for beer can chicken?
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Post by rivergirl on Apr 26, 2012 19:17:55 GMT
any thing you fancy !!! I have also done it with orange juice, lemon and ginger beer !!!1
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Post by Calaf on Apr 27, 2012 14:05:48 GMT
In my opinion, that was the best outcome for beer-can chicken. The juices make great gravy, I bet those veg were delicious. But I never thought much of the chicken itself. It doesn't really take on much flavour.
Beef stew with beer on the other hand...
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Post by rivergirl on Apr 27, 2012 20:13:32 GMT
Nice to see you back !!!!!
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Post by tapir on Apr 29, 2012 18:25:06 GMT
[quote author=cec board=meatand2veg thread=309 post=2421 time=1335037391 What you do is Get a Can of beer , cider , bitter then open it Stuff it up the chickens backside Season it Cook it , [/quote] This is how they should give instructions on TV cookery shows - to the point and leaving no questions about what I have to do  |
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Post by Tom B on Apr 29, 2012 19:29:49 GMT
I followed Heston Blumenthal's tip of placing the chicken in a brine solution overnight. I had my beer can holder gizmo delivered from here:- www.beercanchicken.co.uk/how-it-works/The chicken, due the chemical reaction with the brine was absolutely fantastically juicy. I did the cooking in my electric fan oven. I want to see what happens when I use the WFO. |
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Post by rivergirl on Jun 7, 2012 13:26:29 GMT
in our local shop this week they have ceramic chicken holders not unlike my romertorf chicko for £3.50 each !!! which is a huge bargain methinks
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Post by cannyfradock on Jun 13, 2012 17:46:45 GMT
When I attempted beer can chicken......I used a can of cider. Drank the half, then put bay leaves, sage leaves and cloves of garlic in the tin. ceremoniously plonked the chicken on the cider can (placed on a baking tray)....then ground some herbes aux provence with some salt and added OO and butter, then smeared this on the skin. Haven't yet tried it in a WFO...but cooked it in my domestic oven uncovered for about 1hr 40 mins on a medium heat.......came out perfect. Many people who cook this dish in a WFO cover it in tin foil for the first 40 minutes cooking. Haven't seen a pic yet.....and can't find mine, but I did find a picture from Marcus of Beer can chicken (I see he used Guinness)  Terry |
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. So in the end I had drowned beery chicken and sticky roast veg. just cooked until the beer had cooked off. It was fantastic!
