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Cajun Spice Rub

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

10 minutes

Yield

Makes about 1 cup

Cajun Spice Rub

Ingredients

½ cup sweet paprika 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 tablespoons garlic powder 1 tablespoon dried thyme 2 teaspoons ground celery seed 2 teaspoons ground black pepper 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

Before You Begin

This make-ahead spice rub is delicious on grilled chicken; it makes enough to season about 16 breasts. If stored in an airtight continer, the rub will remain potent for up to three months.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in small bowl.
Cajun Spice Rub

Cajun Spice Rub

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Time

10 minutes

Yield

Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

½ cup sweet paprika
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried thyme
2 teaspoons ground celery seed
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

Ingredients

½ cup sweet paprika
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried thyme
2 teaspoons ground celery seed
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

Ingredients

½ cup sweet paprika
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried thyme
2 teaspoons ground celery seed
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

Why This Recipe Works

We set out to create savory, robust spice rub recipes for chicken that would give us deeply browned crusts filled with complex, concentrated flavors. For speed and ease, we chose preground spices (the dry heat of a grill toasts the spices right on the chicken) and added only a modest amount of salt. Using preground spices had another advantage: They proved to have excellent sticking power.

Before You Begin

This make-ahead spice rub is delicious on grilled chicken; it makes enough to season about 16 breasts. If stored in an airtight continer, the rub will remain potent for up to three months.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in small bowl.

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