The past week the fence on the east side of my property, which is next to the orchards and stables, blew down. After 2 of my Arabians got out I knew I had to get that fence up ASAP. With a full day of work ahead of me, I marinated a broiler chicken the night before in a mixture of water, soy sauce, cooking sherry, green onions, garlic and Chinese 5-spice powder. While I busted my a** on the Great Wall of Jones the next day, I put the chicken in the grill, sitting on a can of Mountain Dew, and let it cook for about 2 hours @ 350 deg. The last ten minutes of grill time I brushed on some honey and then removed the bird and let it stand 10 minutes before carving and serving with fresh vegetables. The crispy skin was to die for. I am sorry to say that the chicken wasn't served with a fine micro-brew, but instead a couple of 16 oz. cans of "Contractor's Gatorade." Yes, a few ice-cold tall-boys of Natural Ice, while neither adding nor subtracting flavor from this delicous bird, replenished much needed potassium and nutrients while at the same time rehydrating me from my long-days work in the sun. While "beer-can chicken" or "drunken chicken" is sooo 2 years ago, the slow-roasting method was an easy way to prepare dinner while working away on the Jones estate.
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