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Satay Spice Rub Recipe

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Chicken satay is served all over Asia and it’s usually seasoned with a blend of spices heavy on turmeric. That’s how it gets that golden color. My satay spice rub blend also includes ground coriander, ginger powder, chile powder, black pepper, brown sugar, and a few other spices. It’s perfect on chicken, pork, beef, goat, […]

This Mustard Wasabi Rub Will Open Your Nostrils

wasabi powder

A fantastic balance of spicy, sweet, salty and savory flavors Hate to burst your Japanese bubble, but most of the “wasabi” served in Japanese restaurants in North America is grated horseradish dyed green and mixed with mustard powder and cornstarch. Womp-womp. It still tastes good! It’s just that real green wasabi is hard to cultivate […]

Try A Spicy Pickled Eggs Recipe For Kicks

spicy pickled eggs

Pickled eggs are typically hard boiled eggs that have been submerged in a vinegar-based brine. The brine can be salty, sour, sweet or spicy depending on your preference. This recipe gives the pickled eggs a touch of spice and a good strong punch of tartness from the vinegar.

Creole Seasoning Rub Recipe

Cajun dry rub seasoning in a white dish.

This recipe for spicy Creole seasoning is perfect for gumbo, jambalaya, and crawfish etoufee. It also works well rubbed on pork, chicken and turkey.

Memphis Dust Rub Recipe

Memphis dry rub seasoning on a marble background.

This award winning, classic Memphis dust rub recipe is great on pork, chicken, fish, beef, and veggies. Memphis is known for dry rubbed ribs, and skipping the sauce to allow the meat and spices shine through. This easy dry rub recipe makes the only BBQ rub that you’ll ever need!

Smoked Bloody Mary, The Ultimate BBQ Eye-Opener

BBQ bloody Mary in glass with celery stalk

The classic Bloody Mary is taken to new smoky height thanks to a BBQ twist. Smoked ice, BBQ sauce, dry rub seasoning, and bacon are the cornerstone of this smoked Bloody Mary recipe. You’ll never see this classic Sunday brunch cocktail the same way again once you take the first sip.

Chinese Five Spice Powder Recipe

Ingredients for Chinese five spice powder in five glass bowls.

This simple to make but flavor packed recipe for five spice powder will be your go-to seasoning whenever you want to add an Asian accent to any dish. Five Spice Powder is a blend of cinnamon, cloves, fennel, star anise, and Szechwan peppercorns. Further amplify the rub by adding ginger, nutmeg, and/or licorice.

Last Meal Ribs, The #1 Best Barbecue Ribs Recipe (Baby Back or St. Louis Spare Ribs)

Rack of ribs, tongs, and cup of BBQ sauce on a cutting board.

Here’s the best BBQ ribs recipe, step by step instructions for mouthwatering smoked ribs that are so juicy and tender, just like the competition pitmasters and the best ribjoints do it. Start with our award winning spice rub and end with championship tangy sticky sweet sauce. And you do not need a smoker, you can do it on a grill!

Competition Ribs Recipe and Award Winning Tricks

Competition pork rib on a white plate.

Perfect your competition ribs with these simple tips and a competition rib recipe. Trimmed ribs are seasoned with a flavorful BBQ dry rub before being smoked for several hours. Wrapping the ribs with butter and other ingredients ensure that they are moist, tender, and packed full of flavor for the competition judges.

Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow Crust: The Perfect Beef Dry Rub Recipe

Cow Crust BBQ dry rub on a steak.

Before hitting the smoker or grill with a steak or other beef cut, take it over the top with this delicious wet rub seasoning paste. Packed with herbs, chiles, and other seasonings then blended with oil, this paste is sure to become your go-to for adding flavor to beef.

Quick And Easy Rendezvous Memphis Ribs Recipe

A rack of Memphis dry rubbed ribs dusted with rub and set on a wood cutting board.

Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous is a Memphis BBQ staple and now you can create their signature dry rubbed ribs at home. In this recipe, baby back ribs are cooked hot and fast over charcoal, basted constantly with a vinegary mop sauce, and then covered in their seasoning. In true Memphis fashion, there is no sauce on these dry rub ribs.

Memphis Dry Rub Recipe, Rendezvous-Style

A rack of pork ribs coated with Memphis dry rub and a white bowl of the dry rub.

In Memphis it is common for barbecue joints to offer their ribs “dry”, without sauce, just a liberal sprinkling of spices and herbs before and after the ribs are smoked. The most revered dry ribs are served at Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous. This recipe is closer to their famous seasoning rub than they are handing out.

Life-Changing, Bark-Building Beef Rub Recipe

Beef dry rub recipe being sprinkled on to brisket.

This flavorful beef dry rub recipe is perfect for seasoning brisket, beef ribs, steak, and more. In Texas, many barbecue joints use plain old salt and pepper, called Dalmatian rub. But beef brisket and beef ribs can handle, and benefit from, a more potent mix of spices. You can make this beef rub in advance and store it.