Black beer, such as Guinness Black Lager and Smithwicks, can be more than your go-to tap beer. Adding black beer to a meat marinade targets the cancer-causing compounds that accumulate when fat and juices come in contact with the grill top, a July Good Housekeeping article said. The same article suggested stirring Guinness with a garlic-y mixture to soak the chicken. A few minor tweaks—Guinness intact, though—makes for a great summer dinner option. Beer with no imminent bulge? Sign us up.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: at least 4 hours marinading; 10 minutes grill time
Total Time: about 5 hours
Servings: 10
Ingredients:
4 sliced green onions
4 garlic cloves, peeled
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons oil
3 teaspoons cumin
11 ounces of Guinness (one bottle)
3 pounds of chicken
Directions:
1. Using a blender or food processor, blend the green onions, garlic cloves, soy sauce, brown sugar, oil and cumin until it reaches a smooth consistency.
![marinade](https://spoonuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Optimized-Blender.jpg)
Photo by Katherine Richter
2. Pour one bottle of Guinness into the mixture and stir.
![marinade](https://spoonuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Optimized-Stir.jpg)
Photo by Katherine Richter
3. Put the chicken into a gallon-sized Ziploc bag and soak in the refrigerator at least three hours.
![marinade](https://spoonuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Optimized-Marinading.jpg)
Photo by Katherine Richter
4. Cook on the grill until desired charring and enjoy.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner–more recipes for the grill to try: