Beer-can Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 recipe spice rub
• 2 bay leaves, crumbled
• 1 can of beer
• 3–4 pound chicken

Steps

1. Poke holes all over the chicken to let fat run out during cooking.
2. Rub the chicken thoroughly with the spice rub: inside and out, and under the skin as far as you can reach.
3. Set aside the chicken.
4. Remove the upper racks from the oven.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
6. When the oven is preheated, take a healthy drink of the beer, leaving about 9–10 ounces.
7. Crumble the bay leaves into the beer, in the beer can.
8. Insert the beer can firmly into the chicken cavity.
9. Place the chicken upright in a shallow heatproof pan.
10. Bake the chicken upright for 1–1.5 hours until the thickest part is 165°F (73°C).
11. When removing the chicken from the oven, keep upright.
12. Rest the chicken upright for 15 minutes before removing the beer can.