Scott's Dry Pork and Rib Rub

Scott Rhoades's Note:

None of the pork rub recipes I tried gave me the flavor I was going for. I decided to develop my own, and after countless tries, I finally fine-tuned my recipe to one I love. This works well for ribs, pulled-pork, pork chops, etc. It makes enough for several racks of ribs or pork butts. This is a spicy but not too hot recipe. If you want a bit more heat, add more cayenne pepper.Enjoy.

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 3 Racks o ...

• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons seasoning salt (like Lawry's)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

Directions:

1. Sift all ingredients together.I use a food processor to get a fine powder.
2. Put a liberal amount of the dry rub on the meat you wish to season.
3. Rub seasoning into the meat, covering entire surface.
4. Let meat sit at least a couple of hours in order to let the spices work into it. Overnight is better.
5. Prepare your pork as you wish. I like to cook pork butts and ribs low and slow so they fall apart. A crockpot works good if you don't want to run your oven for several hours. I finish my ribs on the grill or under the broiler with BBQ sauce.
6. Enjoy.

Reviews

[leeza-66]

Wow is all I can say. Very good rub! I had to make a couple of adjustments Since it was a last minute idea, I boiled my country ribs for about 20 minutes.. I had all ingredients except dry mustard, so I used some mustard from the fridge. Rubbed it on the ribs and then dipped the ribs in the seasoning. Cooked them for about 10 minutes on each side in a toaster oven at 300.. I then put some spicy BBQ sauce on them and cooked them again for another 10 minutes. These might be too spicy for some, but adjust the seasonings and BBQ sauce and everyone will enjoy them. This will be my go to rub from now on. Thank you so much!!!! Gonna use at my next big BBQ.

[Dakineone]

I made this a few months ago - fantastic! Then I recently made popcorn with it and it was excellent. I'm keeping this one. thanks Scott

[CoCaShe]

I used twice the cayenne pepper, and replaced the 1/2 tbsp of chili powder (I had scaled the recipe down to 1.5 racks of ribs and had about half left over)with 1 tsp cayenne and 1 tsp cumin since I was out of chili powder. I used it on a pork tenderloin that I then put in an indoor rotisserie, no time for letting it sit. The flavor was really interesting, sweet at first and then some kick, everyone loved it so will definately use it again.