- 1 [2 to 4-pound / 900-g to 1.8-kg] chicken
- Poultry seasoning, to taste
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 [12 1/2-ounce / 355-mL] can beer
- 2 to 3 small cloves garlic [more optional]
- 2 or 3 fresh rosemary sprigs or dried rosemary to taste [more optional]
|
- Preheat barbecue to medium intensity.
- Lightly rub the outside of the skin all over with poultry seasoning; salt and pepper chicken to taste.
- Rinse then dry beer can before pouring half of the beer into a glass; set aside.
- Drop 2 or 3 small cloves garlic in beer can; add 2 or 3 rosemary sprigs.
- Arrange can into the middle of a stainless steel barbecue chicken roaster base.
- Assemble larger set of holders around the can of beer.
- Lower chicken on assembled roaster.
- If desired, pour reserved beer and add additional garlic cloves and rosemary sprigs or dried rosemary to taste to the pan of the roaster.
- Transfer onto preheated barbecue rack; close cover.
- Barbecue chicken for approximately 18 to 20 minutes per pound [454 g], until a meat thermometer inserted into the breast indicates 170°F [170°C].
|