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Jerry’s Texas Barbecue Rub Recipe

Sunday, April 6, 2008 posted by Jerry 8:22 am

As promised, my smoker was up and running well before sunrise this morning. As I write this, 2.8 pounds of beef brisket and 3.4 pounds of Boston Butt Pork roast are transforming from “just meat” to barbecue.
(Sorry Biggles, I know Meathenge labs doesn’t consider any cut of animal to be “just meat”)

The first step in any real Texas Barbecue is the dry rub. I know that Northerners sometimes prefer a wet method and that’s just fine with me, but around here that ain’t barbecue, and we’re doing this Texas style.

This is a new rub for me. It was adapted from Jim Goode’s Beef Rub because to be honest if I’m going to try a new rub, I’m going to base it on the rub used by Houston’s #1 Pit man. The modifications made were due either to my inability to read at 4:45 am or the lack of a specific spice in my pantry.

So here we go kiddies! Step One for honest-to-Texas barbecue…

Jerry’s Texas Barbecue Rub

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup fine sea salt. (Mine is San Francisco Bay Sea salt, but I’m sure anything would do.)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp. Hungarian Paprika
  • 2 tbsp. garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp. onion powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. died basil
  • 1 tsp. crushed dried bay leaves
  • 3/4 tsp. ground coriander
  • 3/4 tsp. ground savory
  • 3/4 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp ground cumin

Method:

Mix all ingredients together well. Store in an airtight container until used. (Makes approximately 1 cup rub)

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What I would have done differently had I thought of it at the time:

It’s still too early to say, really. I’ll let you know after I’ve tried it.

Nothing.  Absolutely nothing.  This is a good rub!

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