Orange Butt Chicken
Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 4 lbs whole roasting chickens
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt, divided
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar, divided
- 2 teaspoons chili powder, divided
- 1/4 cup orange marmalade
- 12 ounces orange soda
- nonstick cooking spray
- 2 teaspoons cooking oil
- 1/3 cup orange marmalade
- 2 tablespoons orange soda, plus
- 1 teaspoon orange soda
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- 2 remove one cooking rack from oven.
- 3 the other rack should be placed on the bottom.
- 4 chicken should have at least 8 inches for cooking so it doesn't burn.
- 5 bake chicken for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
- 6 remove and discard neck and giblets from chicken.
- 7 rinse well and pat dry with paper towels.
- 8 in small bowl, mix together 1 teaspoon of salt, brown sugar and chili powder; mix well.
- 9 rub this mixture into chicken cavity.
- 10 measure 2/3 cup of orange soda from can; set aside.
- 11 in another bowl, mix remaining salt, brown sugar and chili powder along with 1/4 cup orange marmalade and 2 teaspoons of orange soda for glazing.
- 12 spray outside of soda can with nonstick cooking spray; place in a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking ban lined with aluminum foil.
- 13 this step is if you are cooking it in the oven.
- 14 carefully set chicken cavity over can, pushing until chicken balances in pan.
- 15 rub skin with oil.
- 16 during last 30 minutes, paste with marmalade sauce.
- 17 when chicken is done,use thick hot pads and tongs to remove chicken from baking pan;let stand for five to ten minutes before removing soda can.
- 18 don't tilt chicken because beverage is very hot.
- 19 remove can by twisting; discard.
- 20 for orange sauce, place 1/3 cup marmalade and 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon orange soda in a microwave safe bowl.
- 21 microwave for 30 seconds or until warm and bubbly.
- 22 serve over chicken.
- 23 for grilling, make sure you have at least 8 inch clearance for chicken to stand up.
- 24 rack should be at lowest position.
- 25 for indirect grilling, you must have a drip pan with a little water placed under the chicken to prevent flare-ups.
- 26 when removing chicken from grill, place a large spatula for grilling under the can for transporting.
- 27 to eliminate this problem, i purchased a beer butt chicken can holder that is specially designed to hold the beer can and help keep the chicken balanced from walmart.
- 28 it works wonderful.
- 29 to remove chicken from can, let cool and then twist can.
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