Name: Sittin’ Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 110 min
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 1 cup unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons garlic powder; 2 tablespoons onion powder; 1/4 cup your favorite poultry rub; 1/2 cup honey; 1 can your favorite beer; 1/2 cup unfiltered apple juice; 1 apple (sliced thin); 1/2 cup poultry seasoning

Sittin’ Chicken is injected with herbed butter, coated in seasoning, and cooked until moist and tender in a beer and apple juice combination. This is the perfect combination of flavors: both spiced and sweet.

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Sittin’ Chicken Recipe

Mark Ashby

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Sittin’ chicken is injected with herbed butter, coated in seasoning, and cooked until moist and tender in a beer and apple juice combination. This is the perfect combination of flavors: both spiced and sweet.

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Preparation 20

Cook 1 30

Ready in 1 50

Servings Servings

CourseDinner

InfluenceGlobal

DifficultySeasoned

MethodGrill

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Ingredients

1 whole chicken
1 cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons onion powder
1/4 cup your favorite poultry rub
1/2 cup honey
1 can your favorite beer
1/2 cup unfiltered apple juice
1 apple sliced thin
1/2 cup poultry seasoning

Equipment

meat injector
ceramic stand

Directions

Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
Heat the grill to 350 degrees F (176 degrees C) and set up for indirect cooking.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add garlic powder, onion powder, BBQ rub, and honey. Stir and cook until it is liquid.
Inject the butter mixture under the skin of the chicken, front and back.
In a ceramic stand, add the beer, apple juice, apple slices, and any remaining butter mix.
Cover the chicken evenly in the poultry seasoning.
Place the chicken on the stand and cook for about 1 ½ hours until the internal temperature of the breasts is 160 degrees F (71 degrees C) and the thighs are 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).
Remove from the grill and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 1087kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 39gFat: 76gSaturated Fat: 38gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 265mgSodium: 155mgPotassium: 672mgFiber: 4gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 2055IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 193mgIron: 7mg