Grilled Chicken With Spicy Rub

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon coarsely-ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning, with garlic and onion
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 8 lbs chicken pieces, rinsed, and patted dry
• 1 sourdough baguette, cut on diagonal into 3/4-inch -thick slices

Recipe

• 1 combine first 9 ingredients in small bowl; whisk spice rub to blend well.
• 2 transfer 1 tablespoon spice rub to medium bowl; add butter and mix well.
• 3 early in day, sprinkle spicy rub over both sides of chicken pieces. marinate in the in teh refrigerator for several hours.
• 4 prepare barbecue.
• 5 reserve 4 tablespoons seasoned butter. spread remaining seasoned butter on 1 side of baguette slices. place bread slices on platter and cover.
• 6 place chicken on grill, skin-side up. grill 20 minutes. turn chicken over. grill until skin is deep golden brown, about 15-20 minutes. turn chicken again and grill, skin-side up, until thoroughly cooked and no red remains.
• 7 transfer chicken to platter. brush chicken with reserved 4 tablespoons seasoned butter.
• 8 grill bread until just golden, about 2 minutes per side. arrange toasts around chicken and serve.