Beer can chicken is for real.. The years I’ve been making it I’ve found that if you cut a potato into a wedge to fit snug in the neck cavity it will prevent the beer/soda from evaporating through the chicken it will help keep all the moisture within the chicken.. You must try;) enjoy..
It’s great if you don’t season it like an asshole. I guarantee you that chicken was salty from all the salt based EVERYTHING he seasoned it with and crept the beer. Lord have mercy. Good til your ankles are bigger than your neck.
Lmfao judges bbq?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA don’t throw us such bullshit. Tell us what it actually is. You say judges best and then talk shit about the bbq and then talk good about it again? Juicy? Easy. Taste not salty af and not be bribed like some sourpuss old Navy Vet? C’mon brotha!
Why do you think it's real? It literally isn't and you get zero beer flavor due to none of it penetrating into the chicken at any point. Roasting a chicken upright on a beer can is one of the worst possible ways you can roast a chicken.
Awesome history Matt. So much we never knew and I'm 63 and grew up drinking Dr. Pepper. Thanks so much for extra effort, it says so much about you and your convictions.
That looks amazing, and I need to try this soon. I fell in love with Dr. Pepper when I visited my grandparents in Houston when I was little. I didn’t grow up in Texas, but it’s been home for almost 20 years.
I just made your DrPepper bbq sauce. I happened to be cooking bacon at the same time. I added 1/4 cup bacon grease to the recipe. Knocked it out of the park! 🎉🎉🎉
I did the same chicken today. I followed your recipe that was awesome I got a lot of compliments on how juicy and flavorful the chicken was thank you for your video
Just made this last night and it was AMAZING! The Sauce was SO good that I am seriously thinking about taking what I have left, adding more brown sugar and glazing my Easter ham with it! Good and Pretty
Hey Matt, we finally got around to this tonight, and it was absolutely delicious!! Thank you for what you do sir !!! Best in the business hands down !!!
I think that doing some videos using beef roasts would be awesome. I'm from the midwest and the standard up here is to put roasts in the crock pot, but I know that the meat church flair would bring things up a notch!
My husband and I smoked an approximately 5lb Dr Pepper chicken last night. It was absolutely delicious! Definitely a great alternative to beer can chicken! Will definitely be making again!
I remember passing through Dublin, Texas as a kid many times and we would always stop and stock up on Dublin Dr. Pepper. Sadly, the plant closed down when I was in high school. Nothing beat an ice cold Dublin Dr. Pepper on a summer night.
I grew up in Texas but didn't really have great BBQ until I moved to the Southeast, especially Mississippi. Everyone has a cooking rig and everyone is expert level.
I went to Fox Bros back in 2016. Had no idea they were from Texas that’s why it was so good!🤣 got some fried okra and two buddies from Indiana that were with me had never even heard of okra, so I made ‘em try it! They liked it! One of them loved it🤣
Made the Dr Pepper Sauce today! Had to substitute The regular W Sauce for W Sauce FIRESHIRE. Absolutely Great taste. Just the right amount of heat for my family. Love the Meat Church channel !
I bet you don't hate that. I'd love to see some more wild game, fish and seafood on future videos. I bet a lot of us in here are hunters and fishers, and would love to see ways to cook our catches.
Did a Dr Pepper chicken in a bbq school here in AZ and it was great. I was making potato skins not long ago and decided to use the left over potatoes to stuff bell peppers. Mixed the potatoes with sour cream, cheese, and bacon bits. Topped with skirt steak and cheese. I was curious to see someone else’s thoughts on the idea. The skins were also topped with skirt steak, which turned out great.
I think fox bros was on a list of best bbq in each state I read recently. If I recall they had a picture of their chicken fried ribs that made me want to leave work and drive for a day to eat there!
Hey, Matt, another great video for inspiration. You asked for suggestions for future videos. I'd love to see a Meat Church take on tacos al pastor. Keep up the great work!
Great video, as always! My family moved to Dublin when I was 10 years old and I lived there until I graduated. What Dr Pepper did to Dublin is a tragedy. Thanks for shining the spotlight on my home town! As for video ideas, I would love to see a video for a Surf & Turf dinner (steak and lobster).
The only issue I see with using the Texas sugar is you'll have to buy more 😂 that stuff is so damn good on so many things, it goes very fast in this household! Another winner here Matt!
I just made that bbq sauce and holy hell that is damn good, subtly sweet with the Dr. Pepper flavor with the right amount of heat to let you know it’s there, amazing sauce indeed
The seasonings are so good when I cook with them which is everytime I grill , I dip my finger in them and eat it off my finger, never done that with other seasonings
As a Tulsa, Ok. resident back in the day, late 60's- early70's my dad and his friends had a regular run to Texas to buy a trunk full of Dublin Dr. Pepper. There's nothing else like it! Now I'm a Texas resident, and have easy access to pure cane sugar Dr. Pepper, and Mexican Coke. They're both delicious 😊
I found your channel yesterday and realized that so long as I continue to be a man who's never owned a smoker it would be too painful to watch your content, so today I got materials and tomorrow I'm going to start building me a smoker. I think I may binge your continent a bit. 😁
Ran across Italian sausage cooking method where you precook (on grill or off) in Apple Cider vinegar, brown sugar, bell peppers and Red onions in aluminum pan. Once sausage and peppers finished, grill sausage. Once grilled, put the sausage back into the juices of the pan for the moist and flavorful Italian sausage sandwich with peppers and onions… red sauce/mozzarella is optional topper
I have a Dr Pepper BBQ sauce recipe that I have used for a number of years. I normally use it for ribs and as a side for brisket. I've even modified it a little to make a honey bourbon version. So good. I haven't tried them on chicken yet though. Nice work. Love the channel.
Just a thought this is my grandfather recipe for beer can chicken soak the chicken 24 hr in Buttermilk as the brine. Also, putting a potato in the neck cavity and seasoning inside and outside of the chicken, then placing on indirect heat on a BBQ. I just bought my first pellet smoker a year ago, so I'm new to smoking and would like to say thank you, Matt, at Meat Church for the great videos and tips and tricks.
Matt, my wife and I attended the Ft Worth Music Festival a few weeks ago and ate at the H3 Steakhouse. I had their Pork Tacos and my first thought was “These are amazing”. My second thought was “I think I can make these”. They use a “smoked salsa” and I had recently watched your video on making that. They used rotisserie cooked pork, but why not use pulled pork? You recently used Cholula sauce as a binder and this weekend I used it on a couple of pork butts and used Holy Cow for my seasoning. After pulling and shredding the pork I seasoned it with my own BBQ sauce which is very similar to your Dr Pepper Sauce (mine has some mustard, ground ginger, diced onion and diced pineapple), using just enough that you can taste some sweetness. Your smoked salsa was perfect and put these tacos over the top. I can’t wait to smoke another Pork Butt and try this with the Dr Pepper BBQ Sauce!
Another great video, Matt! I've been curious about beer can chicken vs Dr. Pepper so now I know. May try this weekend as I have a couple of whole chickens in my freezer.
Back when we were apartment living, and I couldn't grill/bbq, Wifey used to make Crock Pot Ribs basted in Dr Pepper and Spicy Sweet Baby Ray's. They were the best ribs not bbq I ever had. And better than most restaurant bbq ribs even. Still use Dr Pepper as a glaze for ribs. Not surprised it works for chicken too.
so i did this recipe today. literally just finished eating. chicken was 6 lbs. fed 2 adults and 2 kids. might have a 1/2 lb of meat left. Oh my goodness! The best smoked chicken i have ever had. I made the sauce too but used a little apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, ground mustard. Holy shoot! Love your channel!
Love,love,love the idea of saving the beer for the chef, I’ve always wanted to try this method! The truck is getting the chicken skin crispy? I want to mention that we really love the Texas sugar rub as well Matt!! Thanksgiving bird was dry-brined with a little kosher salt and Texas sugar, turned out phenomenal!! Great video Matt
Beer Can chicken is a REAL thing! I've tried it with white and thyme and rosemary, I've done several different styles of beer from Bud to Spacedust IPA to Guinness. Every single one was great in it's own way. Keep up the great work!
I’m going to try this this weekend! My oldest daughter’s best friend (like another daughter, actually) is a Dr Pepper FREAK. I’ll have to have her over for this. Sounds amazing….
There are two sodas that I prefer. Dr. Pepper and Cheerwine. Cheerwine is a local Salisbury NC beverage. Just up the road a little is the epicenter of NC pulled pork barbecue Lexington. For a long time that was the only style barbecue I would eat. Then I found good brisket and they are both out of this world. I really enjoy what you do on this channel. I suggest maybe obtain some Cheerwine and do an episode with that. Thanks, for all you do.
You are so right about Fox Bros Bar-B-G. When we pick up out of town visitors from the ATL airport, Fox Bros is the first stop. Your followers can easily find them from the airport. If the weather holds in Marietta, GA this weekend your Dr. Pepper chicken will be on my Traeger.
Yeah every time and you don't disappoint It's the beginning of Spring but about to get that grill going right now Love the vlogs you always have some awesome recipes keep it up
I made some Dr Pepper and jalapeño beef jerky a couple weeks ago. It was super good. Got the idea from hey grill hey. I recommend it if you ever make any jerky!
Matt, I love your videos, Brother. I had to laugh out loud today at the captions about the origin of Dr Pepper. Before the last caption appeared, I asked the question out loud in an empty office, "did it work?" Then, your answer. Please, keep putting out this great content!
A good idea besides just recipes would be maybe talking about different types of firewood and what they do with flavor profiles on different types of me. As always thanks for the concert. Love from Fort Worth
Needed a last-minute dinner and had a chicken in the fridge so I decided to try this recipe. Except, of course, I didn’t have a Dr. Pepper, and I had no time for a brine, and I had to apply the Texas Sugar to the chicken right out of the cold box. Disaster? Turns out no! Substituted Mexican Coke for Dr. Pepper, and put it on the pellet grill. Using a porcelain throne as shown in the video, this was the juiciest, tastiest, chicken I’ve ever cooked. Would the skin have been crispier if I’d let it dry out in the fridge? Probably. But don’t be afraid to skip the brine because the breast meat literally wept moisture when you cut into it. Thanks Matt!!
I'm a little late to the game, but after watching this video, I checked out the Dr Pepper Doc. Very interesting and I think Dublin got screwed also. Love your videos. I use to be anti-pellet grill and was charcoal and stick burner only. I purchased a Traeger 34 on labor day. Since then I have bought all the Meat Church seasonings except 2. They are all spot on and very versatile.
Did this tonight, absolutely fabulous. Did the red pepper flske to offset some of the sweet. Perfect combo. Definitely a winner winner chicken dinner 7:28
Thanks for all the videos and education. I am a better cook and BBQer because of you, Meat Church and your team. I would love to see a video series on Ceramic cookers. I have a Primo and absolutely love it. I know the BGEs and Kamado styles are very popular in backyards across the country. Would be cool to make comparisons, things like brisket upsidedown for heat protection. Pros and cons versus offsets and pellet grills. And maybe even some hot cooking, steaks, pizzas etc.
I made this for my daughter’s 8th grade literature class today. They were supposed to have something which was from Alabama in the 1920s and 30s. So I made this chicken with your Alabama White BBQ sauce (white sauce traces back to 1926). The Dr P BBQ sauce on its own was legit. Combine that with a drizzle of the white sauce and in the words of Matt, I wasn’t “mad at it.”
huh. Was just visiting some friends in Atlanta last week. They were telling me about making a Dr. Pepper chicken. And we went to Fox Bros. Then i stumble upon this video. What’re the odds? Guess I’ll have to try this soon!
As a devoted member of your flock... man this looks like another winner. My son is on a chicken-free lent period now, but as soon as Easter is over, I'm bringing the Dr. for the next meal right after. Damn it looks good!
You didn't even debate if the beer can adds moisture. It's just "its a thing"! LOL I ran 3 chickens in my smoker two weeks ago. 2 of them had beer cans, one didn't. They literally all went on at the same time. They were rotated 3 times to keep the cook as even as possible. The one that wasn't purched on a can was noticeably less juicy and moist. That one was the BEST of the thee (due to the Tanoori Masala seasoning blend used) but it was drier than the other two for sure!
Love this, and your spatchcock method for chicken! I'd love to see a video on how to not get rubbery skin. I've tried most things short of scoring/removing and scratching the skin with a knife, but haven't found anything yet that gets a good bite through.
I love that you are using the real Dr. Pepper. My granddad worked all his life for Dr. Pepper. He started in Lubbock in the 50's. When they opened the first mall in Lubbock, he was there with his crew and there was a "Rock and Roll" band that played at the mall opening. After they played, my granddad bought the lead singer a Dr. Pepper and a burger. That was Elvis Presley before he was famous! anyway, he then moved on to Corpus Christi and ran that plant and then off to Kingsville before he retired from there. I grew up drinking a lot of Dr. Pepper. I loved seeing the old bottles on your table.
Yeah do a video on smoked potato salad. I can’t find one I actually like that incorporates the traeger. Also, do one on “Carolina rolls”. Essentially spring rolls fried with smoked pulled pork, slaw, and a good tangy vinegar bbq sauce.
Video ideas: more Santa Maria grill content! They’re super popular now, but there aren’t many pages making videos for them. If you haven’t already, an outdoor kitchen tour with tips for home outdoor kitchens.
Grew up with Dublin Dr Pepper..... made a grown man cry when they had to stop. Can't wait to try this.
Beer can chicken is for real.. The years I’ve been making it I’ve found that if you cut a potato into a wedge to fit snug in the neck cavity it will prevent the beer/soda from evaporating through the chicken it will help keep all the moisture within the chicken.. You must try;) enjoy..
That's a great idea. 👍
Smart, taking notes here!
It’s great if you don’t season it like an asshole. I guarantee you that chicken was salty from all the salt based EVERYTHING he seasoned it with and crept the beer. Lord have mercy. Good til your ankles are bigger than your neck.
Lmfao judges bbq?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA don’t throw us such bullshit. Tell us what it actually is. You say judges best and then talk shit about the bbq and then talk good about it again? Juicy? Easy. Taste not salty af and not be bribed like some sourpuss old Navy Vet? C’mon brotha!
Why do you think it's real? It literally isn't and you get zero beer flavor due to none of it penetrating into the chicken at any point. Roasting a chicken upright on a beer can is one of the worst possible ways you can roast a chicken.
Awesome history Matt. So much we never knew and I'm 63 and grew up drinking Dr. Pepper. Thanks so much for extra effort, it says so much about you and your convictions.
That looks amazing, and I need to try this soon. I fell in love with Dr. Pepper when I visited my grandparents in Houston when I was little. I didn’t grow up in Texas, but it’s been home for almost 20 years.
I just made your DrPepper bbq sauce. I happened to be cooking bacon at the same time. I added 1/4 cup bacon grease to the recipe. Knocked it out of the park! 🎉🎉🎉
Dang!
My boy just got done cooking some bacon so I saved some of the grease and I’m going to try it tonight on my Dr. Pepper chicken🔥🔥🔥
I did the same chicken today.
I followed your recipe that was awesome I got a lot of compliments on how juicy and flavorful the chicken was thank you for your video
Sounds great!
I'm an avid recipe follower of yours and have never been disappointed. We really like Dr. Pepper, so I can't wait to give this one a try.
Just made this last night and it was AMAZING! The Sauce was SO good that I am seriously thinking about taking what I have left, adding more brown sugar and glazing my Easter ham with it! Good and Pretty
I would love to see some more smoked and grilled fish videos. Grilled Salmon from your summer series is one of my family's favorites!
I second this. I could see some tuna steaks with Holy Cow
Fish tacos. Yes!!!! This needs to be addressed by Meat Church for sure. Fried and grilled.
Some different recipes on Redfish would be awesome
Hey Matt, we finally got around to this tonight, and it was absolutely delicious!! Thank you for what you do sir !!! Best in the business hands down !!!
I use Dr Pepper for my jerkey marinate. Amazing!!
I think that doing some videos using beef roasts would be awesome. I'm from the midwest and the standard up here is to put roasts in the crock pot, but I know that the meat church flair would bring things up a notch!
I'm from outside of Chicago, I've been throwing beef roasts on the smoker for a couple years now! Always a good idea.
Yes
@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist9 Jesus is my favorite Mexican!! I didn't know he said that!
I do pulled pork with A&W Rootbeer and it turns out amazing
@@kray421 Omg you have my full attention with that
Just made this and it was amazing!!!! Love your recipes
My husband and I smoked an approximately 5lb Dr Pepper chicken last night. It was absolutely delicious! Definitely a great alternative to beer can chicken! Will definitely be making again!
WOW I love the color and that bad boy! Looks amazin have a great day Matt keep up the awesome vids.
I remember passing through Dublin, Texas as a kid many times and we would always stop and stock up on Dublin Dr. Pepper. Sadly, the plant closed down when I was in high school. Nothing beat an ice cold Dublin Dr. Pepper on a summer night.
So I tried this tonight, Wow it was great. Chicken was tender a juicy the sauce is great, glad I made big batch. Thanks Matt.
Just did this recipe. The sauce was amazing and the bird was great!
I grew up in Texas but didn't really have great BBQ until I moved to the Southeast, especially Mississippi. Everyone has a cooking rig and everyone is expert level.
I lived in Atlanta for 15 years. Now live in Indy but miss Fox Bros.
I've made many beer can chickens with Rainier on a Weber charcoal.Always delicious. Thanks for sharing bud
I went to Fox Bros back in 2016. Had no idea they were from Texas that’s why it was so good!🤣 got some fried okra and two buddies from Indiana that were with me had never even heard of okra, so I made ‘em try it! They liked it! One of them loved it🤣
Made the Dr Pepper Sauce today! Had to substitute The regular W Sauce for W Sauce FIRESHIRE. Absolutely Great taste. Just the right amount of heat for my family. Love the Meat Church channel !
I bet you don't hate that. I'd love to see some more wild game, fish and seafood on future videos. I bet a lot of us in here are hunters and fishers, and would love to see ways to cook our catches.
Sweet heat 🔥is a thing with Dr Pepper, I can still remember drinking it as a child, love it 💯
Did a Dr Pepper chicken in a bbq school here in AZ and it was great.
I was making potato skins not long ago and decided to use the left over potatoes to stuff bell peppers. Mixed the potatoes with sour cream, cheese, and bacon bits. Topped with skirt steak and cheese. I was curious to see someone else’s thoughts on the idea.
The skins were also topped with skirt steak, which turned out great.
Georgian here... Fox Bros BBQ is indeed the best here, and I've tried a looot of BBQ here.
I think fox bros was on a list of best bbq in each state I read recently. If I recall they had a picture of their chicken fried ribs that made me want to leave work and drive for a day to eat there!
I agree save the beer for drinking, I used root beer to smoke my chicken, in a offset grill !! Loved the video, awesome content !!
Hey, Matt, another great video for inspiration. You asked for suggestions for future videos. I'd love to see a Meat Church take on tacos al pastor. Keep up the great work!
YES!
Seconded!
Matt you are one best at these videos!
Excellent instruction and explanations!
Fan for life💨💨💨💪💪💪
Thank you Ed!
Made it today. Incredible. Serving it now with Bologna Burnt ends. Definitely a hit. Thanks Matt!
Cooked Mexican brisket twice… so good. I even bought a traeger 780 because of your advice.
Great video, as always! My family moved to Dublin when I was 10 years old and I lived there until I graduated. What Dr Pepper did to Dublin is a tragedy. Thanks for shining the spotlight on my home town! As for video ideas, I would love to see a video for a Surf & Turf dinner (steak and lobster).
That is cool feedback. Check out that documentary!
I love how that DP caramelizes around that chicken. All that delicious juice has no place to go. Heaven!
So good!
that bright got life ; simmer that glaze on resetting
Would like to see a small tour of the outside meat church kitchen. Great videos by the way!
My wife and I were just talking about doing a whole chicken, and since we are, this will be the recipe we go with. Chicken looks great
Sounds great!
The only issue I see with using the Texas sugar is you'll have to buy more 😂 that stuff is so damn good on so many things, it goes very fast in this household! Another winner here Matt!
HAHA, love that!!!
Good looking bird, I use Dr. Pepper for cooking all the time.
I just made that bbq sauce and holy hell that is damn good, subtly sweet with the Dr. Pepper flavor with the right amount of heat to let you know it’s there, amazing sauce indeed
I would love to see more BBQ sauce recipes using Meat Church seasoning.
The seasonings are so good when I cook with them which is everytime I grill , I dip my finger in them and eat it off my finger, never done that with other seasonings
As a Tulsa, Ok. resident back in the day, late 60's- early70's my dad and his friends had a regular run to Texas to buy a trunk full of Dublin Dr. Pepper. There's nothing else like it!
Now I'm a Texas resident, and have easy access to pure cane sugar Dr. Pepper, and Mexican Coke. They're both delicious 😊
I would love to see you guys do a compilation of beginners tips for offset smoking.
I found your channel yesterday and realized that so long as I continue to be a man who's never owned a smoker it would be too painful to watch your content, so today I got materials and tomorrow I'm going to start building me a smoker. I think I may binge your continent a bit. 😁
That looks like an amazing sauce to try! Never would have thought Dr Pepper in chicken would go hand in hand.
Hope you enjoy.
Ran across Italian sausage cooking method where you precook (on grill or off) in Apple Cider vinegar, brown sugar, bell peppers and Red onions in aluminum pan. Once sausage and peppers finished, grill sausage. Once grilled, put the sausage back into the juices of the pan for the moist and flavorful Italian sausage sandwich with peppers and onions… red sauce/mozzarella is optional topper
I’ve been doing Dr Pepper smoked chicken for a very long time now. There’s nothing better that comes off the grates for me then a smoked chicken
Tried the Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce on my ribs over Easter. It had an awesome flavor.
I have a Dr Pepper BBQ sauce recipe that I have used for a number of years. I normally use it for ribs and as a side for brisket. I've even modified it a little to make a honey bourbon version. So good. I haven't tried them on chicken yet though. Nice work. Love the channel.
What’s the recipe? I’ve been looking for a good DP sauce recipe
Don't tease 😢 sharing is caring
Just a thought this is my grandfather recipe for beer can chicken soak the chicken 24 hr in Buttermilk as the brine. Also, putting a potato in the neck cavity and seasoning inside and outside of the chicken, then placing on indirect heat on a BBQ. I just bought my first pellet smoker a year ago, so I'm new to smoking and would like to say thank you, Matt, at Meat Church for the great videos and tips and tricks.
I really appreciate that Ron!
What a great, informative, well produced video. Ms. Church would agree, I’m sure.
Smoked chicken and sausage jambalaya. For fall time, smoked chicken and sausage gumbo. Couyon till i see yall some mo! Love from Louisiana!
Matt, my wife and I attended the Ft Worth Music Festival a few weeks ago and ate at the H3 Steakhouse. I had their Pork Tacos and my first thought was “These are amazing”. My second thought was “I think I can make these”.
They use a “smoked salsa” and I had recently watched your video on making that. They used rotisserie cooked pork, but why not use pulled pork? You recently used Cholula sauce as a binder and this weekend I used it on a couple of pork butts and used Holy Cow for my seasoning. After pulling and shredding the pork I seasoned it with my own BBQ sauce which is very similar to your Dr Pepper Sauce (mine has some mustard, ground ginger, diced onion and diced pineapple), using just enough that you can taste some sweetness. Your smoked salsa was perfect and put these tacos over the top.
I can’t wait to smoke another Pork Butt and try this with the Dr Pepper BBQ Sauce!
Another great video, Matt! I've been curious about beer can chicken vs Dr. Pepper so now I know. May try this weekend as I have a couple of whole chickens in my freezer.
Back when we were apartment living, and I couldn't grill/bbq, Wifey used to make Crock Pot Ribs basted in Dr Pepper and Spicy Sweet Baby Ray's. They were the best ribs not bbq I ever had. And better than most restaurant bbq ribs even.
Still use Dr Pepper as a glaze for ribs. Not surprised it works for chicken too.
so i did this recipe today. literally just finished eating. chicken was 6 lbs. fed 2 adults and 2 kids. might have a 1/2 lb of meat left. Oh my goodness! The best smoked chicken i have ever had. I made the sauce too but used a little apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, ground mustard. Holy shoot! Love your channel!
Love,love,love the idea of saving the beer for the chef, I’ve always wanted to try this method! The truck is getting the chicken skin crispy? I want to mention that we really love the Texas sugar rub as well Matt!! Thanksgiving bird was dry-brined with a little kosher salt and Texas sugar, turned out phenomenal!! Great video Matt
If you’re using a pellet grill try cooking at 375-400 for a crispier skin. And don’t baste the outside during the cook. Just season it and let it ride
Dry brine, higher cook temp, no sauce for crispy skin if that is your goal.
@@MeatChurchBBQ thank you, I usually smoke chicken at 250-275, thought that would’ve been hot enough but you are the man so I’ll go hotter
Doing this one tonight. I have bewn following you channel and using your peoducts and recipes. They are excellent. Thank you Matt your awesome.
Hope you enjoy!
@Meat Church BBQ It was amazing. Meat church is my go to.
I’ve used the bird bath every thanksgiving for years and it is always top tier.
I never rinse it I just pat it dry.
I love that!
This was awesome thanks so much for sharing. And you are right the sauce is killer
Finally made this and wow is it good! The sauce in particular is delicious!!
Beer Can chicken is a REAL thing! I've tried it with white and thyme and rosemary, I've done several different styles of beer from Bud to Spacedust IPA to Guinness. Every single one was great in it's own way. Keep up the great work!
Love the feedback!
I do a ham with ginger snaps and dr. Pepper, comes out amazing.
I’m going to try this this weekend! My oldest daughter’s best friend (like another daughter, actually) is a Dr Pepper FREAK. I’ll have to have her over for this. Sounds amazing….
Just watched this and then the Dublin documentary, thanks for sharing the link. I'm now a former Dr. Pepper fan. I'll you Fred Meyer's Dr.K!
I grew up right down the road from Dublin Texas. I miss a good bottle of Dublin Dr pepper.
I've been cooking my poultry and meat in Dr Pepper for at least 10 years. It's the bomb. It's the best.
There are two sodas that I prefer. Dr. Pepper and Cheerwine. Cheerwine is a local Salisbury NC beverage. Just up the road a little is the epicenter of NC pulled pork barbecue Lexington. For a long time that was the only style barbecue I would eat. Then I found good brisket and they are both out of this world. I really enjoy what you do on this channel. I suggest maybe obtain some Cheerwine and do an episode with that. Thanks, for all you do.
Loved that pulled brisket video. Hopefully you'll have more unique BBQ recipes.
Cool!
Well yes, because it's dr pepper. Thank you for posting awesome videos. Your rubs are our go to for everything at my house.
Facts, I own them all!
Our pleasure!
Thanks!
You are so right about Fox Bros Bar-B-G. When we pick up out of town visitors from the ATL airport, Fox Bros is the first stop. Your followers can easily find them from the airport. If the weather holds in Marietta, GA this weekend your Dr. Pepper chicken will be on my Traeger.
Fantastic!
You gotta come north to Lafayette and try Wardlaw’s. It’s seriously Texas good.
This sauce is fire. I didn't have any dr pepper today so I just used half a can of coke, bourbon, and some honey. Friggin tasty.
Yeah every time and you don't disappoint It's the beginning of Spring but about to get that grill going right now Love the vlogs you always have some awesome recipes keep it up
Thanks Kylie!
I made some Dr Pepper and jalapeño beef jerky a couple weeks ago. It was super good. Got the idea from hey grill hey. I recommend it if you ever make any jerky!
I didn't know the Fox brothers were from Texas. Makes sense now that their brisket is so good
Matt, I love your videos, Brother. I had to laugh out loud today at the captions about the origin of Dr Pepper. Before the last caption appeared, I asked the question out loud in an empty office, "did it work?" Then, your answer. Please, keep putting out this great content!
A good idea besides just recipes would be maybe talking about different types of firewood and what they do with flavor profiles on different types of me. As always thanks for the concert. Love from Fort Worth
Needed a last-minute dinner and had a chicken in the fridge so I decided to try this recipe. Except, of course, I didn’t have a Dr. Pepper, and I had no time for a brine, and I had to apply the Texas Sugar to the chicken right out of the cold box. Disaster? Turns out no! Substituted Mexican Coke for Dr. Pepper, and put it on the pellet grill. Using a porcelain throne as shown in the video, this was the juiciest, tastiest, chicken I’ve ever cooked. Would the skin have been crispier if I’d let it dry out in the fridge? Probably. But don’t be afraid to skip the brine because the breast meat literally wept moisture when you cut into it. Thanks Matt!!
I'm a little late to the game, but after watching this video, I checked out the Dr Pepper Doc. Very interesting and I think Dublin got screwed also. Love your videos. I use to be anti-pellet grill and was charcoal and stick burner only. I purchased a Traeger 34 on labor day. Since then I have bought all the Meat Church seasonings except 2. They are all spot on and very versatile.
Did this tonight, absolutely fabulous. Did the red pepper flske to offset some of the sweet. Perfect combo. Definitely a winner winner chicken dinner 7:28
Anything that saves beer… Thats rite..!!! You got my attention.,. Great info !
I always make pulled pork with Dr Pepper and it’s amazing. A whole can in.
Heck yea!
Pork belly burnt ends are indeed a thing. I made them last Thanksgiving. I’m gonna try this one.
Would like too see your whole cooking arsenal and what you like about each one
we have to do that
Thanks for all the videos and education. I am a better cook and BBQer because of you, Meat Church and your team.
I would love to see a video series on Ceramic cookers. I have a Primo and absolutely love it. I know the BGEs and Kamado styles are very popular in backyards across the country.
Would be cool to make comparisons, things like brisket upsidedown for heat protection.
Pros and cons versus offsets and pellet grills. And maybe even some hot cooking, steaks, pizzas etc.
I made this for my daughter’s 8th grade literature class today. They were supposed to have something which was from Alabama in the 1920s and 30s. So I made this chicken with your Alabama White BBQ sauce (white sauce traces back to 1926). The Dr P BBQ sauce on its own was legit. Combine that with a drizzle of the white sauce and in the words of Matt, I wasn’t “mad at it.”
The pharmacy and the museum is Dublin Texas. Go by there some time
huh. Was just visiting some friends in Atlanta last week. They were telling me about making a Dr. Pepper chicken. And we went to Fox Bros. Then i stumble upon this video. What’re the odds? Guess I’ll have to try this soon!
As a devoted member of your flock... man this looks like another winner. My son is on a chicken-free lent period now, but as soon as Easter is over, I'm bringing the Dr. for the next meal right after. Damn it looks good!
Enjoy!!!!
Watched the after cook part. Maybe a video at one of your BBQ classes. Interviewing guests and things like that.
I quit drinking Coke for Dr. Pepper about a year ago...and have done stuff with Cheerwine. Absolutely going to do this. Props Matt!!!
LOVE Cheerwine.
You didn't even debate if the beer can adds moisture.
It's just "its a thing"! LOL
I ran 3 chickens in my smoker two weeks ago. 2 of them had beer cans, one didn't. They literally all went on at the same time. They were rotated 3 times to keep the cook as even as possible. The one that wasn't purched on a can was noticeably less juicy and moist. That one was the BEST of the thee (due to the Tanoori Masala seasoning blend used) but it was drier than the other two for sure!
Trying this recipe tonight for a neighborhood smoke off!
Sure wish Dublin Dr Pepper was still available. I always loved it and loved stopping in Dublin for some on the way to or from Waco.
10,000% agree Craig!
@@MeatChurchBBQ didn’t know the documentary existed. Just bought it to watch on Prime Video!
Love this, and your spatchcock method for chicken! I'd love to see a video on how to not get rubbery skin. I've tried most things short of scoring/removing and scratching the skin with a knife, but haven't found anything yet that gets a good bite through.
He advises that you can smoke it and then throw it on a high temp grill for a few minutes. That'd be my advice.
@@zhidukAgreed. Also, a dry salt brine overnight makes a reasonably noticeable difference
Salt the skin and dry brine over night in the fridge and lightly oil the skin before cooking.
I love that you are using the real Dr. Pepper. My granddad worked all his life for Dr. Pepper. He started in Lubbock in the 50's. When they opened the first mall in Lubbock, he was there with his crew and there was a "Rock and Roll" band that played at the mall opening. After they played, my granddad bought the lead singer a Dr. Pepper and a burger. That was Elvis Presley before he was famous! anyway, he then moved on to Corpus Christi and ran that plant and then off to Kingsville before he retired from there. I grew up drinking a lot of Dr. Pepper. I loved seeing the old bottles on your table.
What a cool story. Thank you for sharing Deborah!!!
Yeah do a video on smoked potato salad. I can’t find one I actually like that incorporates the traeger.
Also, do one on “Carolina rolls”. Essentially spring rolls fried with smoked pulled pork, slaw, and a good tangy vinegar bbq sauce.
back when i was a kid favorite holiday drink was hot dr. pepper. hot dp with a slice of lemon
Video ideas: more Santa Maria grill content! They’re super popular now, but there aren’t many pages making videos for them.
If you haven’t already, an outdoor kitchen tour with tips for home outdoor kitchens.