Chad's Beer Butt Chicken

Chad's Beer Butt Chicken photo
Makes 6 to 8 servings
sally heflebowersally heflebower

Moist and golden brown on the grill!

ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp sweet paprika
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp packed brown sugar
  • 1 12 oz. beers
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 gloves of garlic, diced
  • 2 whole chickens about 3 lbs.
  • 2 empty beer cans
  • hickory chips

directions

  • 1

    Trim chicken of fat. Rinse and pat dry.

  • 2

    In small bowl combine paprika, chili powder, oregano,salt, pepper and cayenne peppers, garlic powder and brown sugar.

  • 3

    Mix well

  • 4

    Rub about a teaspoon of mixture on inside of chicken. Rub remainder of mixture on outside of chicken.

  • 5

    Open beer drink half, stuff onion and garlic into cans.

  • 6

    Ease chicken butt onto beer cans until

  • 1

    chickens are resting on cans.

  • 2

    Soak hickory chips then scatter on charcoal.

  • 3

    close lid

  • 4

    grill about 2 hours

  • 5

    add 6-8 briquettes every 1/2 hour

  • 6

    close lid and grill about 2 hours

notes

My stepson Chad created this spice mixture. He package it and sold the recipe to a company I do not remember the name. Very good! Chad lives in Ankeny, Iwoa

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