Grilled Chicken With Spicy Rub

Great chicken for your next barbecue. Adapted from a magazine. The rub and seasoned butter can be made 2 days ahead. Keep butter in the fridge until ready to use and then bring to room temperature.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• Spicy Rub

• 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

• Chicken

• 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

Directions

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.