Homemade Spice Rub for Ribs, Pork, and Chicken

Spice Rub

Rub is great with coat 2 pounds of chicken, beef, pork, or seafood with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with 2 to 4 tablespoons of the rub.

Ingredients:

3 TBSP. brown sugar

2 TBSP. sweet paprika

4 tsp. kosher salt

1 tsp. onion powder

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. cayenne pepper

½ tsp. coarse ground pepper

Combine the spices, and store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 months.

Rub the spice rub on ribs before cooking, the spice rub forms a coat on the food. The ribs can be marinated in the spice rub for up to 2 hours before cooking, some time for the flavors to incorporate into the meat or it can be cooked immediately after it is coated in the rub.