Smoked Chicken on an Amber Ale Throne
Description
I’m ashamed to say that I used to just buy rotisserie chickens. NEVER AGAIN! This smoked chicken is just so easy and about a million times better.
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Ingredients
- 1 Chicken, whole
- 2T Extra virgin olive oil
- 4T Chicken Rub
- 1C Amber ale (or beer of choice)
- Chicken throne (@traegergrills makes the one I used. You could use a beer can, but you may or may not be getting unwanted aluminum in your chicken)
Instructions
- Set your smoker to “smoke” with the lid open, about 5 minutes.
- Close lid and set smoker to (300F)
- Fill your chicken throne about 1/2 full of beer.
- Rub the chicken in extra virgin olive oil and cover in the Rub.
- Place the chicken neck side up on the chicken throne.
- Smoke the chicken 2.5 -3 hours until internal temp reaches (165F)
- ProTip 👩🏼🍳season the INSIDE of the chicken also for full flavor!