Beer Can up the Bum Chicken

Some time ago we tried a recipe I had read loads about on American based BBQ websites called, “Beer can up the bum chicken”, ok, it sounds a little odd but it is actually really good fun, a great talking point for any big social occasion you are planning a BBQ for and best of all, tastes funking awesome!

You WILL need a Kettle Style BBQ for this.

All you will need for this is (based on catering for 6)

2 x medium sized chickens

1 xWeber Charcoal Chimney Starter

1 x Weber Large Drip Pan

Plenty of charcoal

2 x Cans of Lager (I think the stronger it is the more flavour it adds to the chicken - but we used Fosters)

4 x Tbsp of Cajun Rub (optional)

The Plan:

1. Light your charcoal and let it get itself to temperature

2. Rub the Cajun Rub over your chickens

3. Take a swig out of the cans of lager/beer. Just one swig from each mind, and no monster gulps either!

4. After making sure there is nothing in the carcass of th chicken, place the can into the hole (on both chickens)

Half way through cooking BBQ Beer Can up the Bum

5. Go back to your coals and if at the right temperature (white hot and glowing), push to edges of Kettle BBQ (see pictures to see how we did it).

6. In the middle of the BBQ (0n the same level as the coals, place your Weber drip trays to catch the fat and juices)

7. Place your grill above the coals as normal and then balance your chicken (with can up the bum) on the grill

8. Close the lid, cook for 2 hours for large chickens or a bit less for smaller ones. Your coals will cool after about an hour and you will need new ones so use the Chimney to prepare some new coals and then place in the Kettle BBQ after an hour of cooking.

9.  To check if the Can of Beer up the Bum Chickens are cooked, prod a knife into the thickest part of the chicken and it clear fluid comes out it is done.

10. Tuck in!

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Well, here we are again BBQ Lovers and this year it is BBQ Season 10!

Wow, Ten whole years of BBQ madness since I caught the grilling bug. So, come on, did you have a good winter? What did you get up to? Share a little.

Here is the update from Me and Cario and some of the other regulars who feature on I Love My BBQ .

Cairo, Hugo and I are all well and had a nice winter. Ok, so we had an incident where we ran out of heating oil on Christmas Eve but apart from that everything went well. Duggle (Hugo) is still growing and is now one of th heaviest basset hounds ever known to man. His barking and howling is in fine form and I bet the neighbours cannot wait for the summer to begin so he can sing to them some more!

The Clims are all fine and Claire is now back at work and Molly (Mollster) is doing really well. Bounding around everywhere and at the time of writing is just learning to walk. Timmy was the inspiration behind the first BBQ of Season 10 and although he does not know it yet, will be helping me to build the clay oven later this year… something I have always wanted.

Granny BS is in fine form, now retired and enjoying the prime of life.

So there we have the micro update… Now, start your griddles please!