Apple Juice Butt Chicken Recipes

QUICK APPLE JUICE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat.
• Mix spices with raw chicken.
• Add chicken to skillet and stir continuously until just no pink showing.
• Add apple juice and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Take off lid to reduce liquid.

APPLE JUICE BUTT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Take a beer or soft drink can and drink it. Wash and fill with 8 ounces of the applejuice.
• Combine all the spices except the bay leaf and put half of the spices in the can, plus the bay leaf. Save the rest of the spices for basting.
• Take a large pan 9X13 is fine, and pour 1 cup of applejuice in pan. Slice up an orange and put in pan also.
• Place chicken on can, then in the pan and put on the grill. If using a gas grill, heat the grill to 350 and then turn the middle burner off, so the chicken will not burn.
• Baste the chicken every half hour with extra virgen olive oil and the rest of the spice mix.
• Chicken will be done in 2 hours or until tempreture reaches 165 degrees.

BEER BUTT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour out half of the beer, cut open the top of the beer can.
• pour all of the ingredients into the beer.
• set whole chicken on top of the beer can.
• get your smoker set at 300-350 deg.
• set chicken and beer can on smoker and smoke for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• I always smoke two and make the 2nd one into chicken salad.
• Hint: They make a stand that you can out your can in and then put your chicken over the stand.

APPLE CIDER BRINED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons salt, 2 tablespoons pepper, 4 cups water, vinegar, and apple juice in a 2 gallon container. Add the chicken and allow to marinate for 30 minutes up to 3 hours in the refrigerator.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon salt and 1 tablespoon pepper to the flour, mix well, and hold until ready to fry.
• In a cast iron skillet, add the oil and bring to 350 degrees F over high heat. Remove the chicken from the brine, pat dry with a paper towel, and dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour, coating well and tapping off any excess. Once all the chicken is floured, add to the oil, in batches, and cook until golden brown on both sides, 8 to 9 minutes per side. The internal temperature must be 165 degrees to be cooked thoroughly.