Beer Butt Chicken with Brussels Sprouts and Brown Rice

Chicken likes beer too...

Chicken ready for the grill. It is Sunday and was limited on beer selection, but it turned out amazing. 

Chicken on the grill. 

The best part of the chicken... crispy skin. Yummy!

Brussels Sprouts and Onions cooked in Bacon fat. 

Serving plate. 

Beer Butt Chicken

• Whole Chicken
• 1/2 Can Beer (I cut the top off the can)
• 1/2 Onion
• 1 Jalapeño
• 2 Tbsp Butter
• Creole Seasoning (optional)
• Salt and Pepper to taste 
• Brussels Sprouts (See Recipe)

1. Place can with wheat (I would not use a fruity wheat for this recipe) or lager beer in center of a beer butt chicken rack. 
2. Stuff chicken with onion and jalapeño. I stuff the inside cavity and between skin and meat for extra flavor. 
3. Mix butter, creole, salt, and pepper together and rub on skin and in between skin and meat of chicken.
4. Place on grill on medium heat. 
5. Depending on size of chicken cook until juice runs clear. (My 4 lb chicken took an hour)
6. Let rest 10 minutes and remove from rack.   
7. Serve with brussels sprouts and brown rice.   

 Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

• 12 oz Brussels Sprouts
• 1/4 large onion
• 2 slice center cut bacon
• Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Slice bacon and cook in a pan until crisp. 
2. Remove bacon on to paper towels to remove extra oil and remove all but one Tbsp bacon grease from pan. 
3. Add Brussels Sprouts and onions to pan and cook until tender. 
4. Add bacon to  pan and heat through.  

Calories
One Serving: 4 oz Chicken, 6 Brussels Sprouts, and 1/2 cup Brown Rice 340 Calories. 
4 oz Chicken: 180 calories
6 Brussels Sprouts: 50 calories
1/2 cup Rice: 108 calories

Oven Baked Beer Batter Fish Tacos

Tonight I used Sweetwater Sch'Wheat Beer for fish tacos. My fish is battered and bake in the oven instead of frying in oil. I only used a little cooking spray on the oven rack to prevent the fish from sticking. This is my attempt on healthier beer batter fish tacos. Enjoy!

   Sch'Wheat. My favorite beer. It adds a mild beer flavor. Not to over powering.

The beer batter with cumin, ground red pepper for heat, and chili powder.

The pieces of fish cooking in the oven. I used Mahi Mahi (it is firm and was on sale :)

Ingredients for my avocado sauce.  

Topping for tacos. I used the avocado to serve sauce. 

Oven Baked Beer Batter Fish Tacos

• 1 lb. Fish (Firm white fish)
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup beer 
• 1 Tbsp Cumin
• 1 Tbsp Chili powder
• Ground Red Pepper to taste.
• Corn Tortillas
•  Lettuce
• Tomatoes
• Avocado Sauce (see recipe)
• Pepper Jack Cheese

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees
2. Mix 3/4 cup of flour with spices and add beer. 
3. Toss fish in extra flour. 
4. Coat fish in batter and remove excess. 
5. Place battered fish on a lined cookie sheet (I cooked mine on a rack but even with cooking spray they stuck.)
6. Cook for 10 minutes or until fish flakes and batter is crispy.
7. Serve on corn tortillas with sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Black bean or rice make a nice side dish.   

Avocado Sauce

• 1 Avocado
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 Lime
• Cilantro
• Jalapeño (I used two but we like our food hot)
• Salt to taste

 Blend all ingredients together in a food processor until smooth. Serve in the empty avocado shell.

Calories 
One serving 370 calories
One serving: one taco with one Tbsp sauce, one ounce fish, one corn tortillas, one Tbsp pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and 1/2 cup black beans (black beans 1/2 cup 110 calories). (This is an estimate)

Terrapin Moo Hoo Chocolate Milk Stout Oatmeal Cookies

What will I make with beer today... cookies Duh!!

This beer by Terrapin is a Chocolate Milk Stout. Perfect for cookies.

Cookies meet beer

Adding dry ingredients to wet.

Glazed with more of the reduced beer and ready to eat.


Stout Oatmeal Cookies

• 6oz stout beer (use something with chocolate, nuts, oatmeal ect.)
• 3/4 cup shortening or butter (I used half and half because that is all I had)
• 1 cups brown sugar
• 1\2 cups sugar
• 1 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1cup AP flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 cups oats
• Beer Glaze (see recipe)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In sauce pan, reduce beer over low heat by half. Cool to room temperature before adding to mixture. 
3. Mix shortening, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and beer.
4. Mix flour, salt, and baking soda together. Add in batches to wet ingredients. 
5. Finally mix in oats. Measure 1 Tbsp of batter and place on lined cookie sheet. 
6. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. (I like my cookies gooey so I cooked them for 10-12 minutes. Huck likes his crispy 12-15 minutes.)            Makes 52 servings.

Beer Glaze

• Reduced beer
• Powdered sugar

Mix cooled beer into powdered sugar a teaspoon at a time until you get the consistency desired. 

Calories

90 Calories per cookie with glaze
(Serving size: 1 Tbsp of batter with a drizzle of beer glaze)