You need to get "Beer-Can Chicken And 74 Other Offbeat Recipes For The Grill" by Steven Raichlen. Nuttin' but beer-can-up-the-butt recipes, and some udder good recipes. I did the Peach Nectar Chicken (peach nectar up-the-butt vs. beer...) to the accolades o'my neighbors... Good cookbook. green, CH #2156 -----Original Message----- From: Riley J. McIntire [mailto:Riley@ChileGarden.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 10:33 AM To: Cameron Begg; chile-heads@globalgarden.com Cc: green56@PioneerPlanet.infi.net Subject: RE: [CH] Smokin' V8 #572 > Hi C-H's, > > [Notice that I EDITED OUT all the irrelevant bits!] Whata concept. > For your wet experiments try roasting a chipotle rubbed fowl with a > half full beer can in it. I try keep my wet experiments away from the grill. Might get burned. However, here's a tasty recipe using the beer can technique. I used the measures in `[]'s. * Exported from MasterCook * Beer Can Tandoori Recipe By :From Steven Raichlen's Beer-Can Chicken Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- For the chicken and "wash" 1 whole chicken, whole, no skin, R-T-C -- 3 1/2 to 4 lbs [5 lb roaster] 1/4 cup lemon juice -- [1/3+ c for larger birds] 1 teaspoon kosher salt -- [1 tbsp] For the marinade 2 cloves garlic -- [5 cloves] 1 Tablespoon minced ginger -- [about 2"] 1 teaspoon kosher salt -- [1 tbsp] 2/3 cup yogurt -- [3/4 non-fat] 1/3 cup mustard oil -- or subst vegetable oil and Chinese Mustard [1/4 cup oil] 2 tablespoons Chinese mustard -- [3 tbsp] 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon cumin -- [1 tbsp] 1/2 teaspoon ground mace -- [1 tsp] 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg -- [1 tsp] 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom -- [2 whole black cardamom, ground] 1/2 teaspoon turmeric -- [1 tbsp] 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper -- [2 tbsp, for color] 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper -- [1 tsp] 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring -- optional--Indians like their chicken very red [use cayenne for color, above] For cooking and serving 1 can beer -- or 3/4 cup bottled Indian beer 1/2 each red onion 1/2 cup cilantro -- roughly chopped, in small serving bowl 1 each lemon -- wedges, seeds removed You'll also need a clean, empty 12 oz beer can or a vertical chicken roaster Make the wash. Combine the lemon juice and salt in a deep nonreactive bowl or in a large resealable plastic bag and stir to mix. Remove the packet of giblets from the body cavity of the chicken and set aside for another use [process same as chicken and skewer]. Remove and discard the fat just inside the body and neck cavities. Rinse the chicken, inside and out, under cold running water and then drain and blot dry, inside and out, with paper towels. Remove the chicken skin if desired, pulling it off the meat and cutting off and the joints as needed. Using a sharp knife, make two deep slashes in each leg (one in each drumstick and one in each thigh and two in each breast. This helps the absorption of the marinade. Place the chicken on one side in the bowl with the lemon juice. Marinate in the refrigerator covered for 15 minutes, turning twice. Make sure each breast side and the back have each marinated for 5 minutes. Prepare the marinade. Place the garlic, ginger and salt at the bottom of a large mixing bowl and mash to a paste with the back of a spoon [used the chopster first]. Add the yogurt, oil, Chinese mustard (if using), lemon juice, cumin, nutmeg, cardamom, turmeric, cayenne pepper, and food coloring (if using) and whisk to mix. Spoon the mixture over the marinated chicken. Cover the bowl or reseal the bag and let the chicken continue marinating in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, turning the bird several times so it marinates evenly. If the beer is canned, pop the tab off the can, and pour half of the beer (3/4 cup) and reserve it for another use. Using a church key-style can opener, make 2 additional holes in the top of the can. If the beer is bottled, fill and empty can halfway or fill a vertical chicken roaster, following the manufacturer's instructions. Set aside the half-filled can of beer or filled chicken roaster. Remove the chicken from the marinade and discard the marinade. If cooking on a can, hold the bird upright, with opening of the body cavity at the bottom and lower it into the beer can so the can fits into the cavity. Pull the chicken legs forward to form a sort of tripod, so the bird stands upright. The rear leg of the tripod is the beer can. If cooking on a roaster, position the chicken on top, following the manufacturer's instructions. Tuck the wing tips behind the chicken's back. Set up the grill for indirect grilling and preheat to medium. If using a charcoal grill, place a large drip pan in the center. When ready to cook, stand the chicken up in the center of the hot grate, over the drip pan and away from the heat. Cover the grill and cook the chicken until nicely browned on the outside and the meat is cooked through (about 180 degF on an instant-read meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of a thigh, but not touching the bone), 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. If using a charcoal grill, you'll need to add 12 fresh coals per side after 1 hour. If the chicken starts to brown too much, loosely tent the bird with aluminum foil. If cooking on a can, using tongs, hold the bird by the can and carefully transfer it in an upright position to a platter. If cooking on a roaster, use oven mitts or pot holders to remove the bird from the grill while it's still on the vertical roaster. Present the bird to your guests. Let the chicken rest fro 5 minutes, then carefully lift it off the support. Take care not to spill the hot beer or otherwise burn yourself. Halve, quarter or carve the chicken. Place the sliced onion and chopped cilantro each in a small serving bowl. Serve the chicken with lemon wedges for squeezing and the onion and cilantro for sprinkling over the meat. Description: "Modifications are in [square brackets]" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 309 Calories; 10g Fat (31.3% calories from fat); 35g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 103mg Cholesterol; 1149mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates. Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2130706543 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0