Josh’s Big BBQ Rub Base Recipe
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Josh's BBQ rub recipe (to make 500g)
A versatile base that you can personalise to your tastes!
It’s not perfect but it’s a great first try and works on pretty much anything from ribs to chicken to brisket to lamb. It’s versatile and easy to assemble (especially if you use an empty My Spices jar to shake it up and sprinkle with uniform quality and ease), and it’s a great starting point for any budding Pit masters.
I tend to adjust this rub based on what I’m cooking and the feel I’m going for. For example I’ll add more paprika if I’m cooking chicken or I’ll leave out the onion and garlic powder for brisket. If I’m making ribs I often add a little sugar just to help caramelise.
Josh's BBQ Rub Ingredients
Try to match the grind sizes of the spices so the rub is even, but if you want a chunkier thicker rub you can use cracked black pepper, Garlic granules and onion granules.
I've made a bundle of my favourite ingredients which you can find here!
Mix all this together and sprinkle evenly on your meat before you put it in the smoke for a great crunchy tasty crust. It’s self promotion of course but I always use an empty chef William pot to mix rubs. They are large enough to contain 500g of spices and you can just dump it in the pot and shake it up and have it well mixed and ready to apply in seconds.
Making BBQ sauce out of BBQ Spice Rub
A good spice rub is also the basis of a great BBQ sauce! You can make this by mixing 100g of rub into:
- a tin of tomatoes,
- 100ml of Vinegar,
- 100ml of ketchup,
- 50ml of Mustard
- and adding 50g each of honey and sugar
then reducing to a thick consistency and blending.
Throw in some Worcestershire sauce as well, a good glue will really make it sing!
