We love this method of cooking chicken. The prep time is minimal and the results are the most succulent, juiciest chicken. The meat just falls off the bone. Yum! There are 2 things I love to do have cook and go to estate sales. I always enjoy looking through a kitchen of someone who enjoys cooking as much as I do because there will always be something I can add to my kitchen. At this particular estate sale, I found this vertical stoneware crock for roasting chicken. The idea is the steam from the liquid will cook your chicken from the inside out and keep it moist at the same time. You can find recipes with beer or wine, I didn't have either so I went with ginger ale. But I bet you could use fruit juice, Dr. Pepper or any favorite beverage.
Ingredients :
- 1 - whole chicken (roaster or fryer can be used)
- 1 small apple (any kind), diced
- 1 can(s) ginger ale, 12 oz.
- 2 teaspoon(s) hickory liquid smoke
- - smoked paprika
- - salt & pepper
Intructions :
- Dice up your apple and put in the circular chimney-like tube
- Add the liquid smoke (I used hickory, but any liquid smoke will do) and pour the ginger ale to the top of the vessel
- Rinse and pat dry your chicken
- Season with smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. You can use any seasoning that you prefer. In this recipe, I used the smoke paprika because I wanted to give the chicken skin a bit of color
- Slide the chicken on to the flavor-filled vessel. Plug the neck hole with a ball of foil
- Place the vertical chicken in your cold oven. Turn the temperature to 375 and cook for 1 1/2 hours
- If you don't have one of the vertical roasters, I have seen pictures of a chicken on a beer can. The end result is a very moist meat. The skin is not crispy because of the tin foil plug. If you omit the plug your chicken skin will get crispy and the meat is more dry.
Rated 5/5 based on 62 Reviews
Keyword : apple hickory-roasted chicken-American-Chicken