Cocoa Chili Rub
"Wake up pork with this adventurous blend of cocoa and chili! Just the right amount of heat, the right amount of sweet, and a rich infusion of chocolate. Go on, you know you want to see what the fuss is all about."
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 44.37 ml brown sugar
- 14.79-29.58 ml unsweetened cocoa powder
- 14.79 ml chili powder
- 2.46 ml garlic powder
- 2.46 ml onion powder
- 1.23 ml cinnamon, Saigon
- 2.46 ml salt
- 0.25 ml cayenne pepper (optional)
directions
- Place all ingredients in a covered jar or ziploc bag and shake to evenly blend.
- Rub on pork chops, pork tenderloin, or chicken legs or thighs. I find this a little too rich for beef but if you feel adventurous, go for it!
- This recipe makes enough for two small whole pork tenderloins or 6-8 chops.
- Rub meat with blended spices and allow at least two hours to marinate before grilling or broiling.
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Reviews
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This was totally divine on some tofu! Tofu can't take on dry rubs like meat does so for a 17-oz packet of extra-firm, I made a baste with 2 TB peanut oil and 1 TB soy sauce and shook a few teaspoons of this mixture into it, let it marinate for about an hour, then cooked on my George Foreman grill. I used dark brown sugar and very fine Indian chili powder that's light red but hot. Wonderful mixture of sweet and spicy, will definitely use on tofu again. -
Yum! Love the complex combination of flavors as did the rest of the family. Will grill another pork tenderloin rubbed with this tonight already. -
Great rub!! I let it marinate overnight on the meat, and what I had left, I used on some left-over shrimp that I put on a skewer. It was fantastic on both meats, and if anything, it brought out the sweetness of the shrimp.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Stoblogger
Allen, TX
I come from a very large family which attributed to my mother spending a great deal of her time in the kitchen cooking, cleaning, and preparing. I was fascinated at how she prepared wonderful dishes (especially desserts) without using a cookbook. We grew many of our own fruits and vegetables and my summers were spent washing jars and preparing fruit and vegetables for canning. I dreaded the mountains of green beans, tomatoes, peaches, etc., etc. that had to be picked, washed, peeled, snapped.... More than anything, I hated spending my summer washing jars!
But now, I wouldn't trade that kind of upbringing for anything. I'm glad I learned how to do all those things because it's becoming a lost art. It really was a simpler time then and I'm a much better person for knowing how to do all those 'old fashioned' things.
In my early years of learning to cook, I watched Julia Child on PBS every chance I got. I was so thrilled when I was about 11, my mother let me prepare Julia's Pastry Tarts. If I remember correctly they didn't turn out so well but it didn't matter.
Oddly, today, I enjoy reading cookbooks and recipes even more than actually cooking.
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