A trio of dry spice rubs

We’re experimenting with marinades and spice rubs and have just made 3 different spice rubs for some pork loin that Tony is smoking as I type.

We soaked the pork loins in some chicken stock, a splash of olive oil, a couple of tablespoons of white vinegar, a few garlic cloves and a pinch of stevia.

This morning I removed them from the soak and dried them and then coated them with various dry rubs before leaving them on the smoker for a few hours (they went on around noon and we took them off around 3pm).  Having tried them, and as delicious as they are, I think I would possibly sear them first preferably on the bbq but even without doing that, they still look,  smell and taste pretty good (if I do say so myself!).  I made quite big batches of the rubs so have them on hand and just thought it was nice to do it that way especially if you have the storage capacity.

I think any of these rubs should work well with most meats although so far we’ve only tried them on the pork loins.

Recipes as follows (I recommend buying the big McCormick jars from Cost-U-Less where possible) - I’ve simply given the ingredients and for all of them you simply need to mix well and leave in a sealed container until ready to use.  They will last for some time.

Coffee Rub

1/2 cup ground coffee

3 tablespoons chili powder

3 tablespoons sea salt

1 tablespoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon stevia (once/if back on sugar, I would substitute this for 3 tablespoons brown sugar)

Very tasty - would probably work very well on steak - possibly too much for chicken.

Smoked Paprika Rub

3/4 cup smoked paprika

1/4 cup black pepper

1/4 cup sea salt

2 tablespoons chili powder

2 tablespoons garlic powder

2 tablespoons onion powder or ground onions

2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon stevia (as above but double it)

Porobably mine and Tony's favourite - a very nice blend of flavours.

Paprika Pepper Rub

1/2 cup black pepper

1/2 cup paprika

1/4 cup sea salt

4 teaspoons dry mustard

2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon stevia (as above)
Really good but with a serious kick - be warned!