Dry Rub for Chicken or Turkey

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This makes about 3/4 cup of the most wonderful spice blend, I have used it many times in the past --- the amounts listed is enough to coat one large roasting chicken, 1 small turkey or 2-3 small whole fryer chickens, or 12-14 pieces of chicken, if you like lots of heat then increase the cayenne, you will love this! :)

• Total Time: 6 hrs
• Prep Time: 6 hrs
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 0.75 cup (ap ...

• ¼ cup brown sugar , packed
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (can use more)
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 3 teaspoons mustard powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper

Directions:

1. Mix all spice ingredients together.
2. Rub onto chicken (use as much of the rub as desired, use lots or use a little.
3. Cover the chicken then place in the refrigerator for 6-24 hours.
4. Grill as desired.

Reviews

[GSCook]

Let me start by saying that Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday of the year. It means spending hours in the kitchen and being too tired to move by time dinner is served. Not to mention the fact that I dislike turkey... I can almost stand the dark meat but forget about the dry, tasteless white meat. And frankly, the dark meat isn't much better. Enter Kittencals dry rub. You've made me a believer! For the first time in forever, I actually LIKED the turkey and even had SECONDS! Who knew? Turkey is actually GOOD! My entire family raved and said this was the best turkey I've ever made... and believe me, I've made a few... roasted, deep fried, injected, basted, brined, you name it! I doubled the recipe as I had a 23 pounder but only used about 2/3 of the rub. The turkey was very nicely crusted. The gravy was different... not your typical sage-laden sauce. But it was good and the kids loved it. FYI... this is the only way I will ever make turkey again. Thanks!!

[Kalija]

Another great recipe; I always know it will be good when its one of yours! I had this last night on chicken, which I thought was good enough, but then I sprinkled it on some sliced sweet potatoes that I had on the grill also. Those were over the top delicious! So, its a very good rub for meat; but don't forget to try it on your veggies also! I can't wait to have it on them again! Thanks Kittencal!

[Jmommy209]

I made chicken with this rub a while ago and wasn't terribly impressed (highly unusual for a Kittencal recipe!) However, I didn't have time to marinate the chicken, so I waited to rate it until I tried it again. This time, I used it on country style pork ribs and tofu. With the ribs, I sprinkled them with salt and the rub, let them sit for about 5 hours (a trick I learned from one of Christopher Kimball's magazines - if you salt meat and let it sit for 40 minutes, it will draw moisture out of the meat, then the meat reabsorbs the moisture, along with the salt and whatever seasoning is with it), and grilled them. FANTASTIC! The pork was well seasoned, moist and tender. With the tofu, I made a paste with the dry rub and olive oil, spooned it over the tofu steaks, then grilled them. Delicious! Even better the next day, reheated in a cast iron skillet and dipped in some ranch dressing. Thank you for another addition to my repertoire, Kittencal. You never disappoint!