Cola-can Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 1/2 lb) chicken, giblets removed
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 (12 ounce) can cola (not diet)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

Recipe

• 1 using plain cool water, thoroughly wash chicken and dry.
• 2 combine all ingredients for barbeque rub in a small bowl.
• 3 rub oil over skin of chicken.
• 4 sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon of barbeque rub inside the chicken body and neck cavity.
• 5 rub 2 tablespoons of barbeque rub all over the chicken.
• 6 try to get some rub under the skin where it is loose.
• 7 pour out 3/4 cup of the cola and either drink it or discard it.
• 8 pour remaining 1/2 tablespoon of rub into the cola can.
• 9 it may cause the cola to fizz, somewhat.
• 10 holding chicken upright, place it onto the cola can, making sure the can fits deeply into the body cavity.
• 11 pull the legs forward to form a tripod; this will allow the chicken to stand upright during cooking.
• 12 refrigerate chicken and allow to marinate while you get your grill ready.
• 13 for charcoal grills: pile your hot coals around the perimeter of the grill leaving the middle open.
• 14 place a drip pan in the middle of the grill.
• 15 for gas grills: use only one burner or side.
• 16 place a drip pan on the unlit side.
• 17 place chicken directly onto the drip pan and position it to stand upright.
• 18 grill with lid closed for approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes or longer until meat thermometer register 180 degrees.
• 19 note: i used a 4lb chicken and it took 1 1/2 hours.
• 20 remove chicken from grill and let stand about 5 minutes.
• 21 carefully remove cola can from cavity.
• 22 it will feel like it is stuck, but do not turn chicken on it's side as the hot cola will spill out.
• 23 i held the chicken on both sides and pulled it up while dh was holding onto the cola can.
• 24 this worked pretty well.