When I was gluten-free, we made most of our own spice blends and spice rubs because a lot of pre-made ones have gluten added (for reasons I do not understand). Now, I’m not gluten-free specifically, but we prefer the flavor of the homemade mixes and continue to make and use them.
We do like a couple of spice mixes from The Pampered Chef (Italian Seasoning, Cinnamon Plus Spice Blend, and the Garlic & Peppercorn Rub), but for the rest of our mixes, it’s all homemade.
This particular spice rub is perfect on almost all meat. If you can put it on the grill (the gas grill or the George Foreman grill), you can apply this rub with some olive oil and come out with perfection. It works really well on pork ribs or chops of course, but it also goes really nicely with chicken, salmon, and even beef.
Homemade BBQ Pork Spice Rub
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoons black pepper freshly ground if possible
- 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients and store in an air-tight container.
- To use, brush olive oil on meat, then liberally rub spices into the olive oil. Wrap meat in aluminum foil and refrigerate for a half hour to overnight, then grill or bake as desired.
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