A simple Meat Rub You Can Make Yourself

You may have noticed a wide range of "dry rubs" available at grocery market and specialty food market lately. These fragrant combinations of herbs and spices add texture, color, and, of course, flavor to everything from steaks to chicken. Sometimes though, the industrial rubs are very salty and many contain Msg, which may give some population a headache. So why not try to make your own dry rubs with whatever herbs and spices you have in your pantry or spice rack?

A simple Meat Rub You Can Make Yourself

A simple Meat Rub You Can Make Yourself

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A simple Meat Rub You Can Make Yourself

A simple Meat Rub You Can Make Yourself

Try this basic rub which is adequate for about 10 steaks.

Basic Steak Rub

1 tsp. Chili powder

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Garlic powder

2 tsp. Paprika

3 tsp. Cinnamon

4 tsp. Brown sugar

2 tsp. Oregano

3 tsp. Ground cumin

Combine the ingredients in a large, shallow baking dish. Place one steak in the dish and slowly pat it down to coat the lowest side of the meat with the rub. Flip the steak over to coat the other side. slowly rub the composition into both sides of the meat.

Repeat the process for each steak. Let the steak rest for about an hour or so, coated with the rub, then grill as usual once the steaks are at room temperature.

Note: Throw away any of the leftover rub that came into touch with the raw meat.

Serving the Steaks: Serve steaks without steak sauce since it will overPower the rub and you will only taste the steak sauce.

Other Herbs & Spices To Try In Rubs:

Marjoram, basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano, lemon pepper, dry mustard, celery salt, red pepper flakes, Chipotle powder, etc. - experiment until you get just the right composition of ingredients for your version of the excellent rub.

A simple Meat Rub You Can Make Yourself

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