Article: On The Fridge

Brown Sugar and Spice Chicken Cutlets

(4 servings)

If fat phobes and calorie counters could stop calculating for a moment and read on, they'll understand why we always add a smidgen of olive oil to a recipe for a spice rub -- and why it makes all the difference.

Spice rubs can't play up to their full potential if used dry. Though spices need heat to release their full flavor, they also need a little bit of oil to prevent them from taking on a scorched flavor. Any spice rub recipe can easily be converted by adding just enough oil to make a paste.

Adapted from Family Circle's "Eat What You Love & Lose" by Peggy Katalinich (Regan, 2003).

1/2 to 1 tablespoon light brown sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

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