Beer Can Chicken

Serves Four

1 can of your favorite light beer

1 - 2 1/2 to 3 pound whole chicken

Chicken seasoning or chicken rub

Assortment of root vegetables, whole onions and fingerling potatoes

Generously rub the seasoning over the inside and outside of the chicken.

Open the can of beer and pour off 1/3 of the can for later use.

Place the can of beer inside the chicken, standing up so you do not lose any beer.

Place the chicken standing up in a roasting pan.

Remove the top rack from your oven and place the chicken in a 350 degree oven for one hour.

Remove the roasting pan from the oven and place your root vegetables in the bottom of the pan with one cup of water and the 1/3 leftover beer you saved earlier.

Place back in the oven for approximately one additional hour.

Remove the roasting pan from the oven.

Spoon the root vegetables in a serving dish and hold.  

Leaving the chicken in the roasting pan, carefully remove the beer can from the chicken. If you loose some beer don’t worry as you will use this for your sauce.

When the can is removed, hold the chicken on the side.

Pour the remaining beer in the pan to loosen any drippings.

Pour all drippings and beer through a strainer in a small sauce pan and bring to a simmer.

Simmer for 5 minutes and adjust seasoning by adding  one teaspoon each of pepper, chopped parsley and sage.

Carve chicken and serve with the root vegetables and sauce.