Janelle’s Drunken Chicken
2004-09-28- Course: Main Dishes
- Yield : 6
- Servings : 6
- Prep Time : 15m
- Cook Time : 50m
- Ready In : 1:5 h
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Here is the best use for your beer can. Cook your chicken with it. This Cajun Drunken Chicken seasoned with crab-crawfish-shrimp-boil seasoning is sure to be a crowd pleaser. The steam from the beer helps keep the chicken moist.
Ingredients
- 1 chicken fryer 4 - 5 pounds
- 1/4 can beer - keep the 8 oz size can
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 small onion
- 1 large head garlic
- 3 tbsp crab-crawfish-shrimp boil seasoning
- salt and pepper seasoning for your chicken
Directions
Step 1
Season the chicken inside the cavity and out with your favorite spices.
Step 2
Cut the lemon and onion into small bite size pieces that will fit inside the opening of the beer can.
Step 3
Separate the garlic cloves only; keep the peeling on.
Step 4
Put the lemon, onions, garlic, and shrimp boil in the beer can with 1/4 can of beer.
Step 5
Sit and balance the chicken on top of the beer can. So yes you will need to insert part of the can inside the chicken.
Step 6
Place the chicken in a pot and cook in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Step 7
Reduce heat to 345 degrees and cook for another 15 minutes
Step 8
Make a gravy by deglazing the drippings.
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