Rub for Roast Chook

[luv2cook]

Doin a couple of roast chooks tomorrow night in my Q220. Looking for a nice couple of rubs to enhance skin flavour and hopefully make it crispy. Anyone care to share what works for you??

Cheers
Ian

[Buccaneer]

Doin a couple of roast chooks tomorrow night in my Q220. Looking for a nice couple of rubs to enhance skin flavour and hopefully make it crispy. Anyone care to share what works for you??

Cheers
Ian

A rub won't get the skin crispy Ian.


Squeeze 2 lemons into stock pot of water.
Dip the chooks into boiling water for 3 mins and out to dry , a fan works great.

When completely dry
Sprinkle with salt pepper and five spice mix liberally.Or single herb spice of choice.

On a trivet at 230C roast in Q220 for 12 mins and drop temp to 180 till thigh when pricked runs clear liquid.
Rest chook before carving.

[luv2cook]

Mmmmm, I remember once early in my Q experimental phase, after brining I got a crispy skin with a rub. Just can't remember what I did.

What does dipping the chooks in boiling water achieve Buc?

[Buccaneer]

Mmmmm, I remember once early in my Q experimental phase, after brining I got a crispy skin with a rub. Just can't remember what I did.

What does dipping the chooks in boiling water achieve Buc?

SUgars will crisp up, that's true...but dangerous because its hard to guage <sp?> whether they will cooperate with the chicken timing and not burn bitter.

The scalding renders fats Ian, and dries up the fats from the skin isolating the skin and allowing an air gap behind it.

[luv2cook]

Cheers mate. Will have to give that a go.

[sosman]

I tend to cook my chicken direct using smaller pieces, brined.



I like a bit of salt in my chicken rub, bit of garlic powder and sweet paprika and other stuff to taste

Key is not to get it too crispy

[rosecran]

Crispy chicken skin does nothing for me
As long as I have a juicy, tender chicken meat Im happy. Don't know why but yeah crispy chicken skin is not for me.
Good looking chicken pieces there sosman!

[Buccaneer]

Crispy chicken skin does nothing for me
As long as I have a juicy, tender chicken meat Im happy. Don't know why but yeah crispy chicken skin is not for me.
Good looking chicken pieces there sosman!

Don't like crispy skin? That is a first!
You are in a teensy weensy club there, I have to say.
Fair enough tho, nothing wrong with that.
If you were my child, you would be in a shrinks office THIS MORNING!

[rosecran]

yeah i know i know, but palate prefers moist, fatty chicken skin! lol
altho pork skin has to be crispy otherwise it's rubbish
maybe i should try Phil's peking style roast duck recipe to convert myself!