Rotisserie Chicken Rub Recipe

Rotisserie Chicken or Oven Baked Whole Chicken

This rotisserie chicken rub recipe is ideal on an oven baked whole chicken, a rotisserie chicken or it can be used to produce the easiest of spicy grilled chicken recipes - it is versatile.

You can either thread the chickens onto a rotisserie iron or oven roast them according to the instructions below.

The recipe below is for two chickens. Use one for this meal and the second bird will make chicken leftovers by way of Chicken Curry.

Ingredients:

Rotisserie Chicken Rub Recipe Ingredients:

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F / 180° C.
2. Wash and pat dry the chickens.
3. Mix together the rub ingredients. Massage the rub into the skins of the chickens, ensuring that you rub the underneath of the chicken and in between the joints.
4. You can either thread the chickens onto a rotisserie iron and cook according to the instructions of your oven or you can oven roast them. In this case, sit both chickens in the same baking tray, breast side up. Roast the chickens for about 1¼ hours, basting every 15 minutes. Slit the joint between the thigh and the breast. If the liquid runs out clear, then the chicken is cooked. If there is any evidence of blood or pinkish liquid, cook a little longer.
5. Once the chickens have cooked, remove them from the pan and allow to "rest" for about 10 minutes. You can cover them with foil. This allows the meat to reabsorb the juices instead of their running out as soon as you carve.

Easy chicken gravy:

6. Pour the gravy from the pan into a deep bowl or jug. At this point, I place the jug in the freezer for a few minutes. This allows the fat to come to the top quickly. Remove the jug from the freezer and skim off the fat.
7. Mix between 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon cornflour with 1 tablespoon water, depending on how much gravy has been yielded and how thick you like your gravy. Make sure that the mixture is well mixed and smooth. Add to the gravy. Pop the jug into the microwave and bring to the boil. If you don't have a micro, heat the gravy through in a sauce pan or the roasting pan.