Each person should judge his own actions and not compare himself with others. Then he can be proud for what he himself has done. Galatians 6:4

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

My 4th of July was a lazy one... one I actually planned on... Since working in October I haven't had a long weekend.. or extra days to do what I've really wanted... I'm not complaining at all because I know there are many out there who would jump at taking my job....so I've been working really hard to have perfect attendance and to work hard and especially keep my mouth closed (so many moments of late that I haven't wanted to though... Ü) So hubby and I bummed around and I did some things around the house that needed to be done!! I gave an old swing a new makeover with a bit of spray paint and a little bit of Rit Dye!! (oh.. that's still soaking... oopss)Here's a crazy picture of hubby... UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU...I don't know about you... but I've always wanted to try a "Drunken Chicken"... however I dislike the taste of beer VERY MUCH.. so I decided to use a diet coke instead... if I do it again.. I think I'll try SPRITE... This above picture is the before picture....This is the after picture... the last hour I added up some left over chopped up baked potatoes..In truth.. the chicken was good.. and it was very moist... but I wasn't "gaga gaga" for it... Next time I might try different seasonings for the skin... to be fair there was nothing left of this meal except a few potatoes.... so .. I really shouldn't complain...

This is what I did..
I turned the grill on... the two side that I wasn't going to use ( I have a 4 burner grill) I turned off and put the the chicken right on that heat..don't put it directly on the flamed side. I then washed and rubbed the chicken up and mixed these spices together
1 TBSP Paprika
1 TBSP Garlic Powder
1 TBSP Oregano
1 tsp Coarse Sea Salt
1 tsp fresh ground pepper

Rubbed it all over the chicken and then took out half of the coke from the can and set it in it's holder and plopped the chicken over it.. and then... cooked the chicken for an hour and a half... I know you're suppose to use a meat thermometer and check for doneness at 180 degrees... but I really don't have one.... YIKES!! But I can attest that the chicken was completely cooked and not a pink area in site!!
If you've tried one of these.. with a different recipe.. would you share it ?? or if you do try this.. let me know what you think....

7 comments:

OneHappyfamily said...

Oh Terri that look delicious. I have friends that do it with the beer can. They die over it. I have never tried it. Our 4th was about like your, quiet. Which was nice.
We went to the stadium here in town and watched fireworks. It was nice and cool out. I think it was 97 degrees... ;)

Tam said...

delish...YUMMY! Looks like a good meal! glad you had a long weekend!

Anonymous said...

Well that looks good, I saw you wrote on FB about trying a drunken chicken. Now I get what you mean.....I may have to try it...seems so easy!
Fresh Air kiddo comes in one week! :)

Mere said...

Omg that looks phenomonal. I love drunk chicken, but have never made it myself. I'll be passing along your recipe for her to try. I've missed you. Hope all is well.

Love, Mere

Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? said...

Glad you were able to relax.

And, I've never had the chicken, but I hear that you can't taste the beer at all:)

karin said...

now that looks really yummy!!

glitzen said...

I have never tried this, but it sure looks tasty. Thanks for reminding me of this way to cook chicken. :)