Quick Chicken Rub

[James Harvey]

Hi All,

I know there are a bunch of rubs here but can anyone suggest something quick using a simple pantry. I'm planning a HH chicken smoke with some cherry tomorrow but I'm not motivated enough to go fancy.

Thanks.

 

[Bob Sample]

Pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, bit of cayenne or chipotle and some celery salt or seeds. Or you can cheat and just use poultry seasoning.

 

[Len Dennis]

As Bob says: poultry seasoning---sage, thyme. Sage IS the go-to for chicken.

 

[John Solak]

Lawry's Seasoning salt, black pepper, maybe add some granulated garlic.

 

[Dwain Pannell]

Here's the Quick Chick recipe found in Smoke and Spice:

1T paprika
1t kosher or sea salt (course salt)
1t sugar
1/2 t black pepper
1/2 t onion powder
pinch of cayenne

The recipe also called for a simple mop to drizzle on the bird:

1 C orange juice
3T melted butter (unsalted if you ahve it)
1 T Worcestershire sauce

Here in Alabama, we use white BBQ sauce on chicken. Smoke and Spice also has a version which is pretty authentic:

Rub:

1T pepper
1T paprika
1T sugar (I use Turbinado but not rquired)
1 1/2 t kosher or sea salt
1/2 t dry mustard
1/4 t cayenne

Sauce:

1 C Mayo (NOT Miracle Whip)
4 T vinegar (I use cider some use white)
1T black pepper
1 t Kosher or sea salt
pinch of onion powder
pinch of cayenne

Big Bob's actually dips the chicken in the sauce but I serve it on the side and dip hushpuppies and the chicken in it. SWMBO also uses it for pork.

 

[Frank H]

I like the McCormick spice grinders....lemon pepper is nice on chicken.

 

[NeilH]

The Kickin Chicken by Weber is my favorite right now.

 

[timothy]

The Kickin Chicken by Weber is my favorite right now.

I like that also, my Wife so-so.
Our favorite is McCormick Montreal Chicken. They offer a 25% Less Sodium one also..

Tim

 

[NeilH]

The Kickin Chicken by Weber is my favorite right now.

Tim I got that one recently too per GaryS. My wife likes nothing spicy so I have a hard time cooking things as I like everything HOT!!!

 

[Bill Farmer]

Salt, pepper, garlic and poultry seasoning is about as simple as you can get.

 

[James Harvey]

Thank all. I ended up making Emeril's Essence rub which was really easy and pretty good as is. It's paprika based but next time I think I'll go with guajillo instead.

Per the above, I like lemon pepper but it wasn't what I had my mind on. Same with anything with poultry seasoning. I like the Montreal Chicken Spice but I've used it pretty often lately and it's really salty.

I also used Emeril's rub on veal and it worked well. I had to be careful not to burn the rub while pan frying though.

 

[timothy]

This is a basic rub from Marinades, Rubs, Brines, Cures & Glazes by Jim Tarantino.
2 T hot paprika
1 T cayenne pepper
1 t dried thyme
1 t dried oregano
1 t black pepper
1 t white pepper
1 t coarse-grain salt
1 t garlic powder
1 t onion powder
Comment from the book:
" One of my working definitions of basic is easy and flexible, and this rub defines exactly that. This recipe packs a bit of a heated punch, so feel free to pull back on the cayenne.

Tim