(upbeat rock music)
♪ Gonna smoke me a fatted brisket ♪
♪ I got my barbecue shoes on ♪
♪ Gonna smoke me a fatted brisket ♪
♪ I got my barbecue shoes on ♪
- [Host] With the unfurling of the Chapter flag,
welcome to BarbecuePitBoys.com.
Today we're cookin' up a bacon and beer can chicken.
It's easy to do.
All right,
I have about a five and a half pound chicken right there.
It's been all cleaned, all right?
And of course for this recipe you're gonna need some beer,
so grab yourself a 12 ounce can of beer or even a kinger.
You're gonna need some bacon,
and you're gonna need a few spices
for a rub we're gonna put on this chicken, all right?
I'm startin' out with some SPG,
salt, pepper, garlic, couple tablespoons.
Puttin' in some paprika, maybe a couple tablespoons.
I got some chili powder, maybe a tablespoon or so.
And got a little bit of cayenne pepper,
yeah maybe a half a teaspoon.
Now you make the rub the way you want,
use an off the shelf rub, whatever.
Or use this rub, it works good!
All right, like I said,
here I've got about a five and a half pound chicken here
and I've got one of those beer can chicken holders, right?
They're cheap now, you can get 'em,
it works with steadyin' that bird on the grill.
And you know about that, right?
You get one of those.
And I'm going to coat up this chicken
with this quick rub we made here, right?
Now with the paprika, the chili powder in there,
it's gonna give it a lotta color.
Now, we're gonna fire up that grill,
and we're gonna make a ring of fire on it, all right?
And it's gonna take a couple full chimneys of charcoal,
pre-lit charcoal,
and we're gonna run around the perimeter
of this grill, all right?
So simple enough.
And we are also not gonna use that top grate as well
'cause we need the room, all right, to cook this chicken,
so we're gonna put it down inside this grill
and it works real good, all right?
Now, here's the bacon, right?
Simple enough.
You just drape the bacon
outta the neck,
over the chicken,
and this will help baste it durin' this cook.
And this bird is gonna take
a couple hours to cook, all right?
So this bacon will be a natural basting.
As well as that beer on the inside, right?
Nah, you've made beer can chicken before,
but if you haven't done it with bacon,
you definitely gotta check this out.
Man!
(twangy guitar music)
All right, the bacon has been draped, the beer is in.
We're gonna place it on a inverted pan,
and now we're gonna pop that can right there, all right?
We're just gonna put a slice right in it, with ol' hick.
Put the cover on.
Oh man! (sizzling)
Hey, and through the miracle of time,
'bout 45 minutes has gone by,
and we're gonna baste this bird, all right?
Now you can baste her the way you want
but (laughs) it's easy enough.
Just take a can of beer, pour it down her neck.
Oh yeah, easy enough.
All right, now, it's been about two hours, all right?
But we wanna check the temp of this bird,
all right, and we're gonna in there
right near the thigh and the leg bone,
and we've got a temperature of about 175, right?
Good enough, were gonna pull her out,
and let her rest on the board for maybe 20 minutes or so.
I say it's time to cut this bird up, right?
Now, doin' beer can chicken like this
with some bacon draped over top, it's gonna be real juicy.
Take a look at that.
Look at that juice just drippin' outta this bird.
Oh man!
You smell that?
It smells good!
Now, as always, we do apologize
for eatin' in fronta you like this, but,
we call this pit master privilege.
You're just gonna have to make your own bird.
Whoa ho, good!
So the next time you're lookin' for a bird recipe
for your barbecue,
you check out the BarbecuePitBoys.com.
- [Cameraman] Go.
- [Host] Ready?
(chicken thudding)
- [Cameraman] Okay.
- [Host] Cut!
(crow cawing) Jesus!
(fire crackling)