Culinary Disasters

Sorry for the slow posting here peeps but I ended up in South Carolina last week for a semi last minute vacation.  Of course I had the laptop and everything able to make posts but who really wants to write about food when you are in a city that has good food??

When I got back to Indiana it was mid 50s and sunny weather which is a good thing because the part of Indiana I live has areas still under flood watch from a couple massive storms.  Plus according to my parents the high was only in the 30s.  Eek!!!!

This also meant time to head outside for some grilling action.  The inspiration of this dish comes from something I like to do when I smoke chicken and that is brine it in orange juice (click here to read the post).  Since I was lacking time for brining but still wanted to try and get that orangey flavor into the meat I decided to try another trick.  Very happy with the result and the heat from the grill really pushed that orange flavor into the meat.

The rub I used has a ton of ingredients that not everyone probably has on hand however, this is also one of my favorite rubs for poultry and I usually have it floating around.  If you lack the ingredients and desire to buy them there is nothing wrong with some chopped herbs mixed with some extra virgin drizzled over top of the chicken or even simpler just salt and pepper the chicken.

For the rub you will need:

• 1 TB Kosher salt
• 1 TB paprika (I used 1/2 hot Hungarian and1/2 Spanish)
• 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder
• 1/2 TB  black pepper
• 1/2 TB dried basil
• 1/2 TB dried oregano
• 1/2 TB dried thyme
• 1/2 TB dried bay leaf
• 1/2 TB dried rosemary
• 1/2 TB dried marjoram
• 1/2 TB dried savory
• 1/2 TB garlic powder
• 1/2 TB onion powder
• Dash of cayenne
• Dash of celery seed

Combine all ingredients, shake, and set aside.

For this chicken:

• Chicken thighs
• 1/2 blood orange sliced

Carefully peel the skin away from the chicken and place a slice of blood orange on top of the meat.  Fold the skin back over to cover.

Sprinkle either the rub or whatever concoction makes you happy over the skin.  I grilled mine over medium heat for about 15 minutes and if you lack a grill nothing wrong with a 400 degree oven till the chicken is nice and done (about 30 minutes).

Serve and enjoy!

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