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Pork Rub Recipe - Seasoning and
Flavouring Your Pork to Perfection!

Whether grilling, frying or oven cooking, putting together a pork rub recipe is the key to getting the best from your meat. And this homemade blend of flavour-packed spices and a couple of dried herbs will season beautifully and add sublime flavours and mouthwatering aromas whatever your favoured cooking method is. (See the bottom of the page for a few other seasoning recipes)

What You'll Need: (makes about 10-11 tablespoons) 

3 tbsp paprika powder
2 tbsp cumin seeds 
2 tbsp dried basil
2 tbsp dried thyme
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp mustard powder
4 tsp white peppercorns (or black)
4 tsp chili powder
2 tsp celery seeds
2-3 tsp salt (see note 2 below)
1 tsp whole cloves

tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon

Directions:

• Grind the salt, peppercorns, cloves, celery and cumin seeds

• Add to a bowl

• Stir in the mustard, paprika, chili, onion and garlic powders

• Finally, crumble in the dried basil and thyme. Combine thoroughly

Store your pork dry rub in a cool place in an airtight jar out of direct sunlight. Use within 3 months before making a fresh amount.

Note: Dry toasting the peppercorns, cumin and cloves before cooling, grinding and combining will add even more flavours to your finished blend and therefore your meat. This only takes a few minutes and is something I recommended. See the grinding page for tips, photos and a video of how to do this. (Link opens in new window)

Note 2: Whilst you can use table salt for this recipe and it'll still taste fab, I recommend using a quality sea, rock or kosher salt. Not only are these healthier, your recipe, and therefore your cooking will taste better!

Ingredient Note: You'll note I use a few whole ingredients for this pork rub recipe as they will add the best flavours. If you don't have them whole, simply use pre-ground powders and reduce the amounts the recipe requires by half. So instead of 2 tablespoons of cumin seeds you would use 1 tablespoon of pre-ground cumin. Do likewise for any others you don't have whole and stir in with the other powders when making.

How to Use Your Pork Rub Recipe...

Homemade Pork Seasoning

This is how I use it, you may have a tried and trusted way yourself, if so, carry on doing that...

• Liberally sprinkle over your piece of meat and pat in so it's evenly covered. if not cooking immediately, cover with clingfilm/plastic wrap and place in the fridge

• Leave it for at least an hour, or better, overnight. The longer it dry marinades the better

• About an hour before cooking time, remove from the fridge and let the meat return to room temperature

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