I created this rub when I first started smoking food. This works great on pork ribs or butts for pulled pork. While it is great on pork, with some slight modifications it can be great on chicken and beef as well. This is a sugar based rub, if you want to use it on chicken or beef, reduce the amount of brown sugar. Because it is a sugar based rub, it may burn on high temperature cooks.
I normally make a large batch and put it in a shaker bottle to keep handy to use for the future. One batch of this makes almost 2 cups of rub. I typically will double or triple the recipe.
Ben’s BBQ Spice Rub
This rub is great on pork and can be used with chicken and beef by reducing the amount of the brown sugar.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup Chili Powder
- ¼ cup Course Ground Black Pepper
- ¼ cup Kosher Salt
- 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp Onion Powder
- 1 tbsp Ground Cumin
- 1 tbsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
Instructions
- Sift the brown sugar and break up any lumps, discard any lumps which can not be broken down.
- Mix all remaining ingredients.
- Seal in an airtight container for future use. I use an old bulk spice shaker bottle.
