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Oven-roasted beer can chicken with garlic yogurt

Name: Oven-roasted beer can chicken with garlic yogurt
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 Whole chicken (about 1.5 kg); 500 ml Beer (light lager or dark beer); 3 cloves Garlic; 4 tbsp Plain yogurt (or sour cream); to taste Salt; to taste Ground black pepper; 100 ml Water (for the roasting pan)

Whole chicken coated with garlic yogurt and roasted upright over beer until golden brown, with beer steam keeping the meat juicy. Serves 4.

Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 hr 30 min
Total time: 1 hr 45 min
Temperature: 180 °C (350 °F)
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy

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Beer can chicken roasts upright on a can or roasting stand filled with beer: the steam keeps it juicy inside while the skin turns golden brown. Before roasting, coat it with yogurt mixed with crushed garlic, salt, and pepper. Roast for 1 to 1.5 hours at 180–200 °C (350–400 °F), adding water to the pan or roasting potatoes around the chicken.

Ingredients

4 servings

Whole chicken (about 1.5 kg) 1
Beer (light lager or dark beer) 500 ml
Garlic 3 cloves
Plain yogurt (or sour cream) 4 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Water (for the roasting pan) 100 ml

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Instructions

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Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Mix the yogurt with the crushed garlic, salt, and pepper, then coat the chicken inside and out with the mixture.
Set the chicken over the beer
Pour the beer into an open can or a beer can chicken roasting stand and place it in the center of a roasting pan. Lower the chicken cavity over the can or stand so the chicken stands upright. Pour the water into the pan, or arrange potatoes around the chicken for a side dish.
Roast
Roast at 180–200 °C (350–400 °F) for 1 to 1.5 hours, depending on the size of the chicken, until the skin is golden brown and the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced. Carefully lift the chicken off the container and let it rest for 10 minutes.
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Tip: Do not use an ordinary drinking glass for the beer, as it may crack in the hot oven. Wear oven mitts when lifting the chicken off the can, as the beer inside is boiling hot.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 553 kcal
Protein: 43 g
Carbohydrates: 6.5 g
of which sugars: 0.7 g
Fat: 34 g
of which saturates: 10 g
Fiber: 0.1 g
Salt: 0.9 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Kurča na pive pečené v rúre s cesnakovým jogurtom