BBQ Spice Dry Rub
This is the specific rub we use here at SaltySassy.com, but you can easily adjust some of the ingredients and make it your own. This rub works evenly well on beef, pork, or chicken. The common base of a BBQ spice rub is salt, sugar, black pepper, cumin, and paprika. Other ingredients can be added, eliminated, or quantities changed to taste. Cheaper than buying BBQ seasoning every time you need some, and you can make it specifically delicious just for you and yours!
Servings Prep Time
1.5Cups 5Minutes
Cook Time
10Minutes
Servings Prep Time
1.5Cups 5Minutes
Cook Time
10Minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Into a 3 cup or larger bowl, put kosher salt and sugar. Using your fingers, mix the salt and sugar together until they are evenly mixed. Your hands are the best tool for this (and only this) step.
  2. Add all other dry ingredients to the bowl.
  3. Mix to combine with a fork or spoon. Do NOT use your hands for this step -- chile powder can burn.
  4. When totally combined, taste and adjust seasoning to your liking -- more sugar, more pepper -- the rub should taste sweet, salty, and a little smoky, while being flavorful with the other ingredients.
  5. Store in an airtight container to keep moisture out, because this seasoning can and will clump (since there's no anti-clumping chemicals in it!). I put some in an inexpensive plastic shaker so it's always ready to go!