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Beer can chicken with blue cheese ranch sauce

Name: Beer can chicken with blue cheese ranch sauce recipe
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.6kg whole free-range chicken; 375ml can of lager beer; Light olive oil spray; Dressed rocket leaves, to serve (substitute with other greens); 40.00 ml each brown sugar; 20.00 ml each garlic powder; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; 60g blue cheese, crumbled (we used Rogue Creamery Caveman Blue), plus extra to crumble; 80g yoghurt; 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil; Juice of 1/2 lemon; 1/2 tsp runny honey; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 1 small eschalot, finely chopped; 1 tsp white wine vinegar; 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

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by Ellie and Sam Studd

Jun 07, 2023

Ellie and Sam Studd turn up the funk with a clever chicken recipe that comes with a kick of spice and an addictively punchy blue cheese sauce.

1.6kg whole free-range chicken
375ml can of lager beer
Light olive oil spray
Dressed rocket leaves, to serve (substitute with other greens)

Dry rub

2 tbs each brown sugar, mustard powder, onion powder, paprika and salt flakes
1 tbs each garlic powder, ground coriander, ground cumin and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

American blue cheese ranch sauce

60g blue cheese, crumbled (we used Rogue Creamery Caveman Blue), plus extra to crumble
1/3 cup (80g) Greek-style yoghurt
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp runny honey
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 small eschalot, finely chopped
1 tsp white wine vinegar
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Take your chicken out of the fridge while you make the rub.
2.

To make the rub, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Cover your chicken in most of the dry rub, using your hands to get it into all the nooks and crannies.
3.

Crack open the beer, have a couple of good sips, then lower the chicken’s cavity onto the top of the open can. Carefully place the chicken and can on an oven tray and spray all over with oil, then pat over the remaining dry rub before spraying again with more oil. Transfer to the oven and roast for 1 hour 15 minutes or until caramelised and cooked through. Rest for 15 minutes.
4.

Meanwhile, make the blue cheese ranch sauce. Place all ingredients in a bowl and season to taste. Mash together with a fork and mix until well combined.
5.

Carefully remove chicken from the beer can and carve into pieces. Serve with blue cheese ranch sauce and dressed green leaves alongside.