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red-rubbed chicken

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Maggie Heden
Antioch, IL

Rubbing the spices right onto the meat means that you won't lose the flavor when you throw the skin away--just the extra calories!

(1 rating)
prep time 15 Min

Ingredients For red-rubbed chicken

  • 1 Tbsp
    brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    paprika
  • 2 tsp
    oregano, dried
  • 1/2 tsp
    cumin
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 clove
    garlic, crushed
  • 1 Tbsp
    red wine vinegar
  • 1
    roasting chicken
  • 1
    onion, quartered

How To Make red-rubbed chicken

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine spices and vinegar in a small bowl to make a paste.
  • 2
    Loosen the skin off the chicken. Spread the paste directly onto the meat. Replace skin and stuff cavity with the quartered onion. Truss chicken and place onto a greased rack in a roasting pan.
  • 3
    Roast until juices run clear (time varies depending on size of chicken). Discard chicken skin and onion from cavity.

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