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Homemade Dry Rub - the BEST dry rub recipe ever. Rub on ribs, chicken, steak, beef, pork and turkey for the most amazing BBQ flavors.
The Best Dry Rub Recipe
I have the best recipe, which I learned from my good friend Harry Soo at Slap Yo’ Daddy BBQ.
If you are a BBQ fan, you would know Harry as he is one of the top BBQ pit masters in the United States, having won numerous competitions across the country.
He has also appeared on various TV programs and teaches BBQ courses on the weekends.
Harry came from the same hometown as me, which is Penang, Malaysia. I was lucky to have joined Harry’s BBQ class a few years ago.
What I am sharing with you is THE BEST dry rub recipe you will find online, straight from a top BBQ guru.
Ingredients For Dry Rub
The rub consists of the following spices and ingredients:
- Salt
- Sugar
- Chili Powder
- Smoked Paprika
- Garlic Powder
- Steak Seasonings
- Cayenne Pepper
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make Dry Rub For Ribs
Mix all the ingredients together and you have a DIY all-purpose rub that you can use on ribs, baby back ribs, chicken breasts, wings, thighs and legs), steaks, pork, turkey and meats.
You can store the rub in an air-tight container and use it whenever you want. Just rub some of the spices on the surface of the protein and you can grill, pan-fry, bake, roast, or smoke the meat.
The end results are juicy, moist and delicious meats with amazing flavors.
Recipes Using Dry Rub
Dry Rub Grilled Chicken Thighs
Dry Rub Baked Chicken
Dry Rub Baked Pork Chops
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 188 calories per serving.
What To Make With Homemade Dry Rub
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Homemade Dry Rub Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons white sugar or brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons steak seasoning, McCormick
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together.
- Store the dry rub in an air-tight container for up to a few months. Rub it on chicken, ribs, steak, pork and meats. I doubled the portions of the dry rub and store in a glass jar, as pictured.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Even though a little too salty for us, the flavor is excellent. We tend to tread lightly with salt ah should have thought of that sooner. I just made another batch without salt and added it to the remainder in my mason jar. I even wrote the recipe on the lid and where I got it with my changes in parentheses. Thank you. It will get used a lot this summer. I have sworn off using my stove unless it’s lightening outside.
Yes, this dry rub is awesome, please check out other recipes using dry rub: https://rasamalaysia.com/dry-rub-baked-chicken/, https://rasamalaysia.com/baked-pork-chops/, https://rasamalaysia.com/grilled-chicken-thighs/
Does anybody else feel that the amount of salt is an overkill?, I followed the ingredients and placed in a bag with my tray full of drumsticks and cooked for 40mins and the meat was VERY salty, …over wise good but I know I will put MUCH less salt next time
It shouldn’t be salty, if it’s salty, it means the measurement might be off.
Then why is the sodium content so high? A week’s worth of sodium in a single serving?
I think the nutrition facts are for the jar’s worth of dry rub. Not for the actual 1 or 2 tablespoons of rub you’d use for a recipe..
Yes!
Hi there, I’ll be making this recipe tonight to use on drumsticks, I probably won’t find the same steak seasoning for the ingredients as I live in canada. Will any steak seasoning work? And does the steak seasoning contain any salt? Thanks so much!
Yes, you can use any. It contains salt.
This is awesome. Perfect seasoning.
Thanks Lynne, I am so glad you like my dry rub recipe. :)
I can”t wait to try this tonight. What do you think about this rub on wings?
I also do not see portions. I think there might be an error on the page. Could you post it here in the comments? Thanks!
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons white sugar or brown sugar
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons steak seasoning McCormick
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
All mixed together.
marvelous your dry rub, very inventive !! one can use it on many things, not only meats. on vegetables also, like cauliflower and patatoes.
thanks very much !!
the publicity in between is very disagraeble how ever !
This is the best dry rub ever, from my master BBQ friend Harry Soo. You have to try it!
I cannot seem to find the proportions of each of your listed ingredients for Homemade Dry Rub. It sure looks good! Am I missing them?
Thanks
Hi N, the recipe is at the bottom of the page, just keep scrolling down.
What amounts of each spice please
The recipe is at the bottom of the page, please scroll down.
What is a steak seasoning?
Hi WC, it’s a bottled seasoning. McCormick. Please see the picture where I show all the ingredients.
Gee we=looked everywhere for the steak McCormick, Of all places we found it at Mill’s Fleet Farm!
No Cub foods or HyVee, or target, nothing BUT at a Farm all place!
Thank you for sharing where you found the steak seasoning! I was also having a heck of a time finding it so now I’ll have to try Fleet Farm!
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Great as usual!