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Making a rub your own

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 1:31 pm
by Willyd57
I love making a dry rub from scratch as much as possible. And although there are no huge "secret" ingredients in my rub, the fact that the proportions of each ingredient is one of my choosing makes it my own. That gives me the pleasure of hearing my grandkids say "when I grow up grampa says I can have his dry rub recipe".

I'll list the ingredients that go into my dry rub below. If you use something in your rub that is not on my list, please share that with the group. One of us may possibly add it to our own recipe in the proportion of our choice!

Paprika, ground black pepper, coarse salt, brown sugar, garlic powder, fine ground coffee, cumin, coriander, dried guajillo chiles, dried ancho chilies, dried pequin chiles, Onion powder.

That's it, fairly simple really the only "odd" ingredient really is the coffee and I ain't the first one to use that for sure.

I hope many of you will respond with other interesting elements that can go into a great rub!

Cheers
Bill

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 2:59 pm
by Okie Sawbones
In addition to yours:

Celery Salt
Turmeric
Mustard Powder
Powdered Honey
Ginger Powder
Thyme
Rosemary
White Pepper
Cayenne

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:17 pm
by Willyd57
Wow, that is a great list indeed!

I had no idea honey came in a powdered form. I think for sure I will get some and use that instead of brown sugar. That is because the brown sugar tends to clump up in the rest of the dry stuff and that makes it hard to mix well. The remaining items on your list are things I will incorporate one or two at a time and see what works.

Thanks for your response!!! :D

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:22 pm
by Finatic
Willyd57 wrote:Wow, that is a great list indeed!

I had no idea honey came in a powdered form. I think for sure I will get some and use that instead of brown sugar. That is because the brown sugar tends to clump up in the rest of the dry stuff and that makes it hard to mix well. The remaining items on your list are things I will incorporate one or two at a time and see what works.

Thanks for your response!!! :D

The other option is to dry out your brown sugar before you use it in your rub. This way it will stay suspended within your rub and not clump up as bad. Just measure out the amount of brown sugar you want to use, lay it out on the counter on parchment paper, plate, etc. and let it air dry for 2-3 hours at room temperature. Then sift it to get rid of the clumps (don't leave this step out).

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:05 pm
by OldUsedParts
Finatic wrote:The other option is to dry out your brown sugar before you use it in your rub. This way it will stay suspended within your rub and not clump up as bad. Just measure out the amount of brown sugar you want to use, lay it out on the counter on parchment paper, plate, etc. and let it air dry for 2-3 hours at room temperature. Then sift it to get rid of the clumps (don't leave this step out).


Hey, Fin, thanks for that tip :tup:- - goes to show you that you can teach an old dawg new tricks, eh :?:

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:46 pm
by Finatic
Sure! I've heard you can speed up the drying process by putting the brown sugar in the oven but I've never tried that. :dont:

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:11 pm
by DickC
My wife spins her brown sugar in a blender to 'fluff it up' and it seems to make it grainier....but then you uses it for pies, etc. not bbq.
DickC

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:17 am
by John20
I like a sweet savory rub with a kick of heat.
Kosher Salt, coarse ground black pepper, brown sugar, paprika, turbinado sugar, granulated garlic, granulated onion, chili powder, cumin and chipotle powder. It's a great rub, give it a shot!

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Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 5:17 pm
by Killer Kamado John
On that note, does anyone here know what is put into pork rubs that turns Ribs red?

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 5:23 pm
by OldUsedParts
John, are you talking about the smoke ring or something else :?:

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 5:50 pm
by Finatic
Killer Kamado John wrote:On that note, does anyone here know what is put into pork rubs that turns Ribs red?

Most of the time it's Paprika

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 6:23 pm
by Russ
Thanks for the rub mix willy, I love that cumin and coriander is used, they are 2 of the best spices right there in the world. Have you tried adding fennel . I think it might give a bit more taste????? I use them 3 together all the time. :chef:

Russ

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 6:25 pm
by Russ
Just a thought but while on cumin n coriander I buy whole seeds and dry roast before using. The flavour is so more enhanced its unbelievable. My 2 cents.lol.

Russ

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:56 am
by Killer Kamado John
No not the smokering, the actual redish color of the ribs prior smoking them. Is there a certain paprika for that?

Re: Making a rub your own

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:13 pm
by mrxlh
I'll add Allspice, Ginger, Cloves, Sage, Celery Salt, Mace, Cayenne and Chili Powder.