Marlowe's BBQ Dry Rub

Ingredients

• 3 cups paprika
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups garlic powder
• 1 cup salt
• 1 cup onion powder
• 1 cup seasoned salt (recommended: Lowery’s)
• 1/2 cup chili powder
• 1/2 cup black pepper
• 1/2 cup Black Magic seasoning, recipe follows
• Directions
• Blend well, cover and store.
• Remember the dry rub is as important to good BBQ as the sauce. When creating a dry rub you want to add seasonings that will add to the complexity of the flavor without being overpowering. Marlowe’s BBQ sauce is sweet with subtle fruit undertones; this dry rub is spicy with a late burn. The 2 together combine with the smoke flavor of the meat to create 1 cohesive unit.
• This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
• Marlowe’s Black Magic:
• 2 cups onion powder
• 2 cups garlic powder
• 1 cup cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup white pepper
• 1/2 cup black pepper
• 1 cup dried thyme
• 1 cup dried oregano
• 2 cups table salt
• 1 cup paprika
• 1 cup ground cumin
• Blend well, cover and store.
• Black Magic seasoning is an essential part of Southern cuisine and my kitchen is never without it. This seasoning adds extra kick as 1 of the components of Marlowe’s BBQ dry rub, but it is also fabulous by itself.
• Try spicing up your chicken or fish by adding a liberal amount of this seasoning before grilling or pan-frying.
• Yield: 12 cups