Nine Spice Chicken Rub
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I used to be intimidated by cooking a whole chicken. To be quite honest, I'm not a big fan of birds. I don't have a phobia, per se, but I really don't like pet birds, but then to actually deal with a whole bird...well, it took me many years of cooking to deal with a whole chicken. But then, I realized you could cook a whole bird in the crockpot and it made everything better. Five to ten minutes of prep work in the morning for a juicy bird in the evening? Sign me up. I've made a rotisserie chicken in the crockpot, and it is awesome. But recently, I wanted something different. Something with a more Asian vibe. So I started with some ginger and some cardamom...and went from there. The next thing I knew I had a 9 spice rub and it smelled amazing. It has an Indian taste to me. Smoky and a little sweet (with no sugar involved!) it took our chicken dinner to the next level. My kids and husband loved it--although it took the little ones a little convincing (they equate "spice" with "heat" in their young minds so I had to tell them this was "cool" spice!).
Here's what you need for the rub:
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon whole coriander, crushed well (or 2 1/2 tsp ground coriander)
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tsp celery salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Combine all. Rub onto the skin and in the cavity of the chicken. Cook in the slow cooker for 7-8 hours on low.
You won't believe the flavor or how juicy the bird is!
Combine all. Rub onto the skin and in the cavity of the chicken. Cook in the slow cooker for 7-8 hours on low.
You won't believe the flavor or how juicy the bird is!
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