Easy Dry Rub Recipe
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This Easy Dry Rub Recipe is the secret ingredient to amazing BBQ! Making your own homemade all-purpose spice rub couldn’t be easier, ready in minutes and you have probably have all the ingredients you need in the pantry!
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Every grill master knows a delicious barbecue begins with the right seasoning. Often, a spice blend they’ve perfected over time like this Easy Dry Rub recipe!
If you love delicious BBQ and grilled food, take time this summer and make your own dry rub. Your family and friends will be asking for the secret ingredient to your amazing BBQ recipes!
Following is my go-to dry rub recipe I add to pork, chicken, and grilled vegetables. I’m always getting great emails about this dry rub and learning about how readers have tweaked it and made it their own.
Where to use your Homemade Dry Rub
Practically anything you season with spices for grilling (or if you’re trying to replicate a grilling effect indoors!) will benefit from this dry rub recipe, but here are some of my favorite uses for it:
- Ribs, either in the slow cooker, Instant Pot, smoker or foil wrapped!
- Grilled vegetables
- Steaks
- Grilled chicken (wings, thighs or a whole spatchcock chicken)
- Pork chops
- Robust, fatty fish like salmon would also be great with this rub
Storing Dry Rub Seasonings
I like to make dry rub recipes in bulk, so it’s ready at a “grilling” moment’s notice.
Storing the dry rub is best in a glass air-tight and lidded container. Mason jars work well in my kitchen, but Amazon has several great ones too.
It’s also handy to have a rub shaker for adding it to vegetables or over the top of chicken or pork.
Spice rubs will generally keep for months in a cool, dry place.
Frequently Asked Questions
It adds a tiny bit of background warmth, but not too much — but if you’re worried about the amount of heat, feel free to switch it out for some more paprika.
For chicken, pork and beef I’d recommend overnight, but vegetables you can cook them almost instantly after adding the rub. Leave fish for maximum an hour before cooking as you don’t want the salt to draw out too much moisture, starting to cure the fish.
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Easy Dry Rub Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 – 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Combine the spices and herbs in a medium bowl and mix well.
- Transfer the dry rub to an air-tight container. The rub can be stored in a cool, dry place for 6 months. When the weather is warm, I like to store it in the freezer in a ziptop freezer bag.
- To use, generously sprinkle meats and veggies before cooking.
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Tried this last weekend, best rub I’ve tried in a while!