On Monday night, I made a beer-can chicken with a rub of my own creation. I've fine-tuned the basic process of cooking the chicken so that I get a good level of doneness throughout the bird, so I feel comfortable experimenting with other parts of the meal.
I made the rub using the following ingredients:
- Cider vinegar
- Honey
- Garlic powder
- Tomato paste
- Red wine
- Salt and pepper
- Cayenne Pepper
It turned out very red, looking a lot like pasta sauce. The strong vinegar and cayenne pepper flavours made it a much more spicy rub than most store-bought rubs I've tried. I really like the spice for a rubbing onto a whole chicken, since you don't have a lot of skin to get the flavour into the meat.
I created the rub on the go without any planning, and I was very pleased with the flavour of the meat when I was done. I also used my usual mix for the beer can, consisting of beer, salt, pepper and garlic.
