Spice up your rotisserie chicken with a Rotisserie Chicken Rub Recipe. Actually these recipes will do great as a barbecue chicken rub for any type of bbq and not just rotisserie chicken.
They’ll also work on other meats as well.
There are at least four areas of the U.S that claim to be the barbecue capitol. They are Kansas City, Memphis, the Carolinas and Texas. In order not to offend any of them we’ve included a Rotisserie Chicken Rub Recipe from each.
Texas Style Barbecue Rub
Brisket is the meat of choice for barbecue in Texas but this BBQ rub is great on rotisserie chicken as well. For that matter you don’t even have to use a rotisserie. It works great on any barbecue chicken recipe.
Adjust the cayenne pepper to your taste. Texans usually like it hot!
Ingredients
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons black pepper, ground
2 tablespoons kosher or coarse salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon oregano leaves, dried
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Preparation
Mix all the ingredients together in bowl and apply the rub to your chicken. Refrigerate the chicken for a minimum of 4 to 6 hours to enhance the BBQ flavor.
You can store this rub several months in an airtight container kept in a cool, dark place.
Kansas City BBQ Rub
Kansas is known for BBQ ribs and this rub is typical of their BBQ rub for ribs. It makes a great rotisserie chicken rub recipe, however.
This recipe will also work for most any meat that is barbecued with an indirect heat method. The brown sugar content makes it not very good for direct heat grilling since it will burn.
Ingredients
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup paprika
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon cayenne
Preparation
Combine all the ingredients together and transfer to an airtight container for storage.
Memphis Style Rub
This Memphis style rub is the basis of some great barbecue. It doesn’t have any sugar so it will work with both indirect as well as direct grilling.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne
Preparation
Mix ingredients together. Store in an airtight container.
Carolina BBQ Chicken Rub
This is a classic Carolina style barbecue rub. It isn’t to salty or to spicy and has just a touch of sweetness. It’s perfect as a Rotisserie chicken rub recipe but is equally at home on pulled pork.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup paprika
Preparation
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
Applying Barbecue Chicken Rub
Take your chicken out the refrigerator and wash it well. Dry it completely and allow it to sit on the counter for about 30 minutes. After sitting dry it again and apply a light coating of cooking oil. Spray cans work great!
Apply the rub all over the chicken including some in the cavity. Insert the chicken on the rotisserie skewer and tie the wings and legs securely to the body.
Apply more rub to the areas that lost it from handling.
Allow the chicken to sit on the counter for an hour or so to absorb the rub flavors before putting on the fire. If you’re going to allow it to marinate longer than that it should be refrigerated.
Your chicken is now ready for the fire!
Plain rotisserie chicken is great but to put your chicken over the top use a Rotisserie Chicken Rub Recipe.