[wpurp-searchable-recipe]Spicy BBQ Chicken Rub - Hot and spicy rub with a profile that has bacon plus a buttery taste, keeping the chicken very moist, with a nice bacon finish. This is perfect to use for grilling chicken breasts or chicken thighs. - Hot & Spicy Rub: bacon (diced), smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, kosher salt, unsalted butter (diced), canola oil, honey, Chicken thighs: chicken thighs (deboned), BBQ Chicken Rub directions: Mise en place all ingredients for the Spicy BBQ Rub ; To make the BBQ Chicken Rub first process the bacon in food processor into paste.; Then add to the bacon paste smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, salt, continue processing bacon paste mixture. Note paste will become very thick. ; While paste mixture is processing add chunks of butter a piece at a time. This mixture should become more creamy. ; Then add the oil & honey while processing paste so the mixture will become workable spicy paste.; Place the prepared Spicy BBQ Rub in container covered and labeled and refrigerated. ; Rub the BBQ Chicken Thighs: Remove bones from chicken thighs, trim excess fat and chicken skin. Apply a generous amount of BBQ Chicken Rub paste to each chicken thigh. Rub the paste evenly over each thigh. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. While set up grill or smoker. ; Grilling BBQ Chicken: Set up Grill to temperature of 325 to 350°F, add smoking chips or chunks. Place the Spicy Rubbed Chicken Thighs skin side up on grill using indirect heat. Put a drip pan this 12 oz of beer under grill grids. Close the lid of grill and cook chicken thighs to internal temperature of 165°F.; When chicken thighs reach internal temperature of 165° remove from grill/smoker.; Place Spicy BBQ Chicken Thighs onto platter. Cover with foil to rest for 5 minutes.; - This rub can be modified to your spicy taste, by reducing or increase cayenne pepper, Sriracha sauce and chili powder.[/wpurp-searchable-recipe]