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Beer Brined Rotisserie Spiced Chicken Legs

Beer Brined Rotisserie Spiced Chicken Legs

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I spent a few years resenting chicken.

Not chicken in general, beer can chicken. Mostly because when people found out that I cooked with beer for a living, that was the first recipe they thought of. "Like….beer can chicken?" Um, yeah. Or Beer Brined Duck with Stout Pomegranate Sauce and Belgian Ale Sweet Potato Mash.

Over the years, I’ve gotten over it. The truth is, it was my issue. Not theirs, not the chickens, but mine. I was so bent towards pushing the idea of cooking with beer into the space that wine occupies that I lost sight of the fact that beer can chicken is pretty damn good. Not to mention the fact that it’s more accessible than most wine dishes, and it highlights one of the main reasons to cook with beer: it makes poultry taste fantastic.

When people ask me what my go-to cooking with beer recipe is, I always talk about poultry. I decided that it was time to put pen to digital paper and show the world that cooking with beer isn’t JUST beer can chicken, it is ALSO beer can chicken. After all, you can make any wine dish with beer but wine can chicken just isn’t the same.

Get the recipe for Beeroness Beer Can Chicken on eHow

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Beer Brined Rotisserie Spiced Chicken Legs

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs chicken drumsticks or wings
  • 2 tbs kosher salt
  • 12 ounces wheat beer
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp baking powder this will help crisp the skin
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • 1 ½ tsp brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Place the chicken in a large bowl or baking dish. Sprinkle on all sides with kosher salt. Pour the beer over the chicken until submerged (adding additional beer or water to submerge the chicken).
  • Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour and up to 12.
  • Preheat the oven to 250.
  • In a small bowl stir together the paprika, baking powder, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, 1 tsp salt, chili powder and brown sugar.
  • Remove the chicken from the brine, rinse well and pat dry.
  • Place a wire rack over a baking sheet, spray with cooking spray.
  • Rub the chicken on all sides with the spice mixture, add to prepared pan.
  • Bake at 250 in the bottom half of the oven for 30 minutes. Move the chicken to the top half of the oven and bake at 450 for an additional 30 minutes or until cooked through.*

Notes

Although the timing of this recipe sounds like it's too long, it isn't The recipe was adapted from America's Test Kitchen and always yields perfect results. The first 30 minutes is just meant to render fat, not cook the chicken. The second 30 minutes cooks the meat and browns the skin. The baking powder in the recipe helps draw out moisture and crips the skin.

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Tori March 12, 2016 um 3:57 am

Not to be gross but……..Droooooool! This looks like some seriously amazing chicken!

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Dex March 13, 2016 um 9:51 pm

Oh I can not wait to make this one!

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Nicole March 15, 2016 um 1:01 pm

These look great!

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Tina March 16, 2016 um 6:11 pm

This spiced chicken looks great and make me salivating. I cant wait to make it later.. Thank you for sharing

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Thalia @ butter and brioche March 21, 2016 um 11:41 pm

I’ve actually never tried beer chicken before – but you make it look so delicious that I definitely think I have been missing out on something seriously good.

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Natasha @ Salt and Lavender March 22, 2016 um 8:59 am

I want these. So tasty looking!!!

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Nathalie April 7, 2016 um 6:05 am

I love the idea of the baking powder. I have used it many times in cooking but never for chicken – huh?
I can not believe that when I think about it. It looks like a great tip 🙂
Thank you 🙂

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Chris September 2, 2016 um 4:03 am

How would you amend this for chicken drummettes?

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Jackie September 2, 2016 um 8:11 am

Drummettes should work just fine. Just check them towards the end to make sure they don’t cook too quickly.

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Chris September 12, 2016 um 5:30 pm

Thanks Jackie,

I’ve got a board game day/night coming up at my place over the upcoming long weekend (Mid Autumn Festival in China), so I thought something not sticky but still delicious would be good for everyone to munch on.

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