beer can chicken

Cavity-roasted fowl

Beer can chicken is a method of grilling or roasting a whole chicken mounted vertically on an open can of beer.

The liquid steams during cooking, supposedly keeping the meat moist while the upright position allows even browning.

The technique became a backyard barbecue staple in the 1990s: He's out back doing a beer can chicken on the grill.

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cooking method

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Poultry slow-cooked in liquid

chicken stew · coq au vin · boiled chicken · chicken fricassee · chicken soup

culinary sophistication

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Pastry-encased poultry entrée

coq au vin · chicken cordon bleu · chicken Kiev

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beer, chicken, beers, beery, canned, canning, canner, chickens

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