Roasted Soda Can Chicken
Serves: 4
Mckayla Mann
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
52
Sweetness
52
Sourness
36
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.2
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1810 g
Whole Chicken1 cup
Butter (melted)2 tbsps
Brown Sugar2 cloves
Garlic (minced)1
Salt1 small
Whole Onion (peeled)Directions:
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Remove the giblets and rinse chicken inside and out with water
3
Pat dry with paper towels
4
Stir together butter, brown sugar, garlic, salt and pepper, and half the lemon juice in a bowl
5
Rub the mixture over the entire chicken, including the cavity and beneath the skin
6
Discard 1/2 of soda, leaving the rest in the can, and pour the remaining lemon juice into the can
7
Place the can on a baking sheet, and set the chicken upright on the can, inserting it into the cavity of the chicken
8
Plug the neck opening of the chicken with the onion and a squeezed lemon half to retain steam
9
Roast the chicken in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees F (80 degrees C)
10
Remove the chicken from the oven, discard the soda can, and cover chicken with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing