Beer Basted Chicken Quarters

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 chicken quarters
• 1 chopped vidalia onion
• 1 teaspoon emeril's original essence
• 2 teaspoons of mccormick montreal roasted garlic chicken seasoning
• 1/4 cup butter
• 5 (8 ounce) cans beer
• 1 cup chopped spring onion

Recipe

• 1 place the chicken quarters in a large plastic or glass container, pour 2 beers over the chicken letting it marinate in your refrigerator about 1 hour.
• 2 while your chicken is marinating, pour 2 beers and your chopped onion into a saucepan and bring your mixture to a boil for about 5 minutes.
• 3 use caution to avoid boil-overs.
• 4 after 5 minutes of boiling, adjust the heat to low and add 1 teaspoon of emeril’s essence, 2 teaspoons on mccormick’s montreal chicken seasoning, and ½ stick of butter.
• 5 allow your beer basting mix to simmer for about 30-40 minutes.
• 6 preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
• 7 place your chicken on a rack in a large oven pan, then pour the beer from the marinade over the chicken so it drains to the bottom of the pan.
• 8 season both sides of your chicken quarters with mccormick’s montreal chicken seasoning.
• 9 gently spoon about half of your beer basting mix over your chicken pieces.
• 10 insert your roasting pan with your chicken on the middle rack of your oven.
• 11 after 25 minutes cooking time, carefully slide your oven rack out and spoon the remainder of your basting mix over your chicken pieces.
• 12 slide the rack back into the oven and cook about 25 minutes more until your chicken is brown and crispy.
• 13 remove your chicken from the oven, place the pieces on a serving dish, sprinkle with your chopped spring onions.
• 14 serve with corn on the cob and baked potatoes.
• 15 you did a great job, so open that 5th beer and enjoy it with your chicken as your guests compliment your culinary talent.