Beer Butt Chicken

Heather's Dad came over this week.  I knew I wanted to use the grill for dinner, and I asked him to give me a tutorial of "Beer Butt Chicken".  This was just simply fun to cook because it is such a unique idea, but the result was some of the best tasting, tender, and very juicy chicken I've had in a while.


Ingredients and cost:
1 baking hen ($5)
1 can of Budweiser ($6, for a 6-pack)
salt and pepper
BBQ sauce ($3)

Directions:
1.  Get the grill going at around 300 degrees
2.  Massage the chicken down with salt & pepper.
3.  Open the can of beer, and set the chicken on the beer (the can acts as a stand), inserting the can into the cavity of the chicken.
4.  Baste with BBQ sauce
5.  Place the chicken on the grill.  Use the can as a stand, and make sure it is set in a way that the can will not fall over.
6.  Close the lid


Cook for an hour and 40 minutes.  There is a lot of grease so make sure the chicken does not get burned by direct flames.  Periodically baste the chicken with more BBQ sauce.