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Why You’ll Love My Recipe
Versatile and packed with flavour, this blend of spices makes a perfect rub for several batches of chicken wings.
This chicken wing rub is perfect for these delicious Chicken Wings and you can use it in your favourite grilled or baked chicken wing recipes too! For more great spice blends, why not try and make this Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice? Or this Apple Pie Spice instead?
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This is a very easy recipe.
- Total Time: You can make this in just a few minutes.
- Variations: Adjust the individual spices to your own personal tastes, add some hot pepper flakes for more heat, or remove the cayenne to get rid of the heat entirely. Add some cumin and coriander for a smoky flavour, or lemon pepper and lemon thyme for some citrus zing. Add some brown sugar to a tablespoon of this mix to make a sweeter rub.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need some measuring spoons, a whisk or spoon, a small bowl, and a small sealed jar or container.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Flaked Sea Salt: While most of the spices in this recipe are ones you likely have in your cabinets, this one isn’t as common. You can use smaller granules of table salt instead, but flaked salt will provide a different texture and work especially well for a rub. You could also use a coarse sea salt.
Smoked Paprika: You may wonder why there are two forms of paprika in this recipe. Well, smoked paprika has an even richer, smoky flavour than regular paprika. It can be a bit trickier to track down but you should be able to find it in a specialty cooking store or anywhere that imports European spice varieties.
How To Make Chicken Wing Rub
This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and atsep-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Measure all of ingredients into a small bowl.
- Mix them up with a whisk or spoon.
- Transfer to a jar for storage.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making Chicken Wing Rub
What to Use This Rub On: This seasoning blend will work well on any cut of chicken, so try it on Grilled Chicken Wings, Grilled Chicken Breast, or other Chicken & Poultry recipes. It would also be good on pork or fish. One tablespoon of this seasoning is enough for approximately one pound of chicken wings, but use however much you need to achieve the level of taste you want.
Other Herbs to Add: The spice blend in this recipe is fairly neutral and will work with a wide variety of proteins. That being said, you can personalize it to your own preferences, or at least modify the amount you are using for a specific batch of chicken wings. Add some lemon pepper and lemon thyme for something lighter, sage and rosemary to make it even more savoury, or change things up with some dried dill.
Storage Instructions
Since this seasoning is a mix of dried herbs, it doesn’t need to be refrigerated or frozen to stay good. Store it in an airtight jar or container, in a dry, cool spot, for up to 6 months.
More Delicious Spices and Rubs Recipes
Use this Homemade Poultry Seasoning Recipe a s base for other spice blends.
For a more general use, try this basic Chicken Seasoning.
Make some Homemade Seasoned Salt to use for other seasoning blends.
There you go, another easy seasoning blend that you can add to your pantry shelf for future use. Try this recipe out and let me know what you think.
Happy Cooking!
Karlynn
Chicken Wing Rub
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons flaked sea salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons onion powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- ½ tablespoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together, whisking well.
- Store in a sealed jar in the cupboard for up to 6 months.
- Use as seasoning for wings and even chicken breasts and thighs if desired!
Notes
- Use one tablespoon of the mixture to season one pound of wings
- This batch is enough to season 9 pounds of wings
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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