Cajun Chicken

[saltandpepperonly]

I am doing two chickens this Saturday. One I have recipe in mind for but the other I am wanting to do a good dry Cajun rub on it.

Any one have any killer Cajun rub recipes willing to share? Side note, it will be brining in a beer/water/salt mixture I made.

 

[chilerelleno]

Cajun Seasoning
1/2C Hot Paprika
1/4C each
Kosher salt
Garlic, granulated
Onion, granulated
1/8C each
MSG (optional)
Cayenne, ground
Tabasco, ground
Black pepper, ground
White pepper, ground
Oregano, crushed
1T Thyme, crushed
1T Rosemary, crushed

Warning
My Cajun spice recipe is pretty spicy hot for most folks.

 

[kelbro]

Tony Chacheres More Spice. A little more salt than I like but still good. Probably not as good as Chile's recipe above.

 

[chopsaw]

If I use a salt brine , I omit it from the rub .
You can buy the salt free Tony C's . Has the purple top .

I have no doubt Chile's is fantastic , but might be a dry brine ?

 

[chilerelleno]

I agree with Chopsaw, omit the salt in the rub if brining.

 

[chopsaw]

Cajun Seasoning

I'm gonna dry brine some chicken parts with this ,,,

 

[chilerelleno]

I'm gonna dry brine some chicken parts with this ,,,

I'd switch the salt and paprika measures if trying to dry brine with it.
And give it plenty of time, 12hrs+.

 

[chopsaw]

Will do .

 

[chef jimmyj]

Got to throw my Hat in the Ring. Omit the Salt here too if meat is Brined...JJ

Cajun Blackening Spice
1/4C Paprika**
2T Kosher Salt
2T Garlic Powder
2T Onion Powder
2T Mustard Powder
2T Chili Powder
1T Celery Leaves
2tsp Celery Seed
2tsp Black Pepper
1tsp White Pepper
1-2tsp Cayenne
2tsp Dry Oregano
2tsp Dry Thyme

Grind the Oregano, Thyme, Celery Flake and Seed. Mix all and store in air tight container, up to 3 months...
Makes about 1 Cup.
Ease off on the Cayenne if a more Mild Seasoning is desired.
** If you wish you can use Smoked Paprika in the recipe. This will give a seasoning that will add some "Smokey flavor" to Grilled, Sauteed, Fried or Roasted meat, not just stuff you smoke...

 

[kelbro]

You can buy the salt free Tony C's . Has the purple top.

I'll look for that. Kind of sparse here in N. Carolina. There was a lot better selection of Cajun seasonings when I lived in Texas.

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Chef JJ and Chili's stuff are great I would highly recommend. If you want to go commercial slap ya mama is pretty good. I don't like a ton of salt in my stuff