BBQ Rub Recipes - The Best From Around The World

A Personal Selection Of Tried & Tested Recipes For You To Enjoy

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All the recipes below are presented as dry rubs, so remember, if you are applying it to a cut of meat that is difficult to get it to stick to, mix it with a little oil to make it into a thick paste and then rub it into the meat.

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I keep this one in reserve for the occasional lazy Saturday morning where I can sleep in because the girls don't have any sport on.

It's easy to put together, contains easy to reach ingredients and tastes great, particularly on pork fillets (tenderloins) and whole, butterflyed chickens.

Once you've had your first coffee and woken up, rub this mixture into the meat and then let it sit in the fridge until you start cooking that afternoon. Have brekky and read the paper for a while.

Good For: beef - lamb

Great For: pork - chicken

• 1 tablsp garlic powder
• 1 tablsp paprika
• 2 tablsp curry powder (your personal favourite variety)
• 1 tablsp paprika (smoked if you have it)
• 1 tablsp dried parsley
• 2 teasp onion powder
• 1 teasp dried oregano
• 1 teasp dried thyme
• 1 teasp sea salt (if it's really course, grind it up a bit to get some finer material)
• 1 teasp yellow mustard powder
• ½ teasp ground nutmeg

Mix together and store in your cupboard in air tight container.

Spicy Mocha BBQ Rub

Good For: chicken

Great For: beef - pork - goat

• 3 tablsp fine ground espresso coffee (or substitute 2 tablsp instant coffee)
• 2 teasp cinnamon powder
• 4 tablsp unsweetened cocoa powder (sweet still works if that's all you have)
• 1 teasp dried oregano
• 1 teasp paprika (preferably not smoked in this case)
• 1/2 teasp ground black pepper
• 1 teasp sea salt
• 1/4 teasp cayenne powder

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and what you dont use can be stored an air tight container in a cool place for up to 3 months.

Variation: add 3 tablsp of brown sugar for a sweet and spicy rub - just remember sugar burns above 170°C

Lemon Rosemary BBQ Rub

This is not a good one to make in large volumes unless you're going to freeze it as the fresh components contain moisture and it will go mouldy just sitting in the cupboard.

Good For: beef - seafood

Great For: lamb - venison - kangaroo - chicken( surprisingly! )

• 1 teasp fresh rosemary leaves, very finely chopped
• 1 ½ teasp lemon zest (the outside of the peel, make sure you don't get any white material - it's bitter)
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• ¼ teasp sea salt
• ¼ teasp dried thyme leaves
• ¼ teasp coarse ground black pepper

Combine all ingredients.

Use to season tender beef steaks or roasts such as: sirloin, T-bone, Porterhouse, tenderloin, rib eye, and top loin.

Garlic Pepper BBQ Rub

Good For: chicken - seafood

Great For: beef - pork - lamb - kangaroo

1 teasp garlic powder 2 teasp cracked black pepper 1 teasp smoked paprika 1½ teasp sea salt

blend together and rub into meat.

Southwest USA Dry Rub

Good For: chicken - turkey

Great For: beef - pork - lamb - kangaroo

• ¼ cup ground coriander
• ¼ cup granulated garlic
• 4 tablsp granulated onion
• ¼ cup ground oregano
• ½ cup ground cumin
• ½ cup ground pasilla chilli powder
• 2 tablsp fresh ground black pepper
• 2 teasp dried chipotle powder, to taste
• 1 teasp dried ancho chilli powder
• 1 tablsp paprika, sweet smoked
• 2 tablsp sea salt

Get an airtight jar that hold store the approximately 1.5 cups of mix, making sure it's clean and dry.

Combine all ingredients.

Store in the jar for up to 6 months