Croatian Chicken Rub Recipes

CROATIAN GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Butterfly the chicken breasts and place them in a dish so they all lie flat.
• Using a whisk, combine the olive oil and lemon juice until it is well blended and pour over the chicken breasts.
• Cover the dish.
• Marinate for an hour at room temperature or for several hours in the refrigerator.
• If you refrigerate the chicken breasts, allow them to come to room temperature before grilling.
• Heat your grill to high heat.
• Place the marinated breasts on the grill and cook for 3 to 4 minutes a side.
• If the breasts are thin and the grill hot, this should be long enough to cook them through.

ROASTED CHICKEN RUB

Steps:

• Stir celery flakes, salt, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, sage, black pepper, rosemary, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Transfer spice mixture to a spice grinder or food processor and blend until smooth.

CROATIAN CHICKEN "PAPRIKAS"

Steps:

• Melt the lard in a pot.
• Add 2 large onions finely minced and sauté it until the onion is soft and transparent.
• Chop the chicken into small pieces (mouthfull). Than, add chicken pieces and sauté it until the meat is white.
• Add wine and sauté it for 5 more minutes.
• Than add 3 teaspoons of paprika (chili to taste), salt pepper and caraway seeds.
• Add water to cover the chicken.
• Sauté for 50 minutes or until chicken is soft.
• At the end add 2-3 teaspoons of sour cream and cook for 2-5 more minutes.
• Serve with noodles or mashed potatoes, and inevitably white wine (you've used in the paprikas).
• As a salad with it I would recommend red beet.

CROATIAN DALMATIAN BBQ CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chickens into pieces, not too big.
• Mix wine, sage, rosemary, thyme, nutmeg, oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper into a glass bowl. Add chicken pieces and marinate for 2 hours.
• During BBQ-ing chicken, periodically spread olive oil with rosemary branch. Serve hot when ready.