Caribbean Style Chicken With A Peanut Brown Sugar Spice Rub

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 10 chicken thighs, skins on bone in
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle dark beer
• 1/2 cup finely ground roasted peanuts
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 2 1/4 teaspoons cayenne
• 1 teaspoon bay leaf, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon dried chili
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 to make the spice rub, combine the peanuts, brown sugar, salt, cayenne, ground bay leaf, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and chilies in a bowl.
• 2 with a small, sharp knife, score each thigh twice on each side, ½-inch deep.
• 3 place the chicken in a large bowl.
• 4 add the spice rub and toss to coat evenly.
• 5 prepare the barbecue for indirect grilling.
• 6 preheat the barbecue to 250ºf/ºc.
• 7 place a drip pan over heat source and pour in the beer.
• 8 place the chicken thighs on the side of the bbq without direct heat.
• 9 grill the chicken thighs over indirect heat for 40 to 50 minutes or until juices run clear and skin is crispy.
• 10 remove from the grill, plate and serve.