Marlowe's BBQ Dry Rub

Recipe courtesy Chris Nielsen at Marlowe's Ribs in Memphis, TN

Show: Diners, Drive-ins and DivesEpisode: The Memphis BBQ Tour

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

RECIPE
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Prep Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
11 1/2 cups

Times:

Prep: 10 min
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Total:: 10 min

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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

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recipe Marlowe's BBQ Dry Rub
D hershey, PA 10-12-2009
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awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Best Rub I have ever tasted. The Black Magic goes perfectly on everything as well. I put it on chicken, veggies, everything... and it rocks!Read more
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Marty Cary, IL 06-09-2009
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Best rub I've tried - and I've tried a LOT!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm a BBQ fanatic, and I've tried many different rubs - Dizzy Pig, Bad Byron, John Henry (all good, btw), different ones from... food network - I kind of collect them. This recipe is the best I have found. I substituted tablepoons for cups, and that was just the right amount for 2 racks of ribs. I used turbinado sugar for the sugar - it doesn't burn as quickly, and lots of BBQ guys swear by it. I tried this rub recipe right along side some Bad Byron's. I put the rub on pretty heavy, and when I sauced the Bad Byron's, I just added a bit more dry rub to the 2 racks with Marlowe's. I ate them Memphis style - no sauce, and they were the best ribs I ever made (and I've made ribs well over 100 times). Even my 8 year old son said they were the best ribs I ever made. I will definately make this rub again - it is now the standard by which I will judge other rubs. p.s. The Black Magic is pretty HOT - a bit too hot for me, but it works nicely in the rub - don't let it scare you!Read more
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Mike Erie, PA 09-01-2008
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Excellent Taste
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Used rub on ribs and chicken. Excellent tasting rub, in my opinion can't go wrong. I am a firm believer now in using rubs... on ribs. Complements BBQ sauce well.Read more
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null null, null 08-16-2008
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This rub rocks!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We tried this rub yesterday and the ribs were the best we have ever eaten, hands down! No restaurant here could match them!... We coated the ribs and left in the fridge for about 2 hours. I cut back on the cayenne and salt (just our taste preference) and adjusted the "cups" size down to tablespoons. The ribs smoked for about 4 hours, using hickory. I can't wait to try this on poultry or fish.Read more
recipe Marlowe's BBQ Dry Rub
Willie Shreveport, LA 07-02-2008
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thats somegood dry rub
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Man that dry rub made for what we in the south like to call slap yo mama barbeque. GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!
recipe Marlowe's BBQ Dry Rub
Jeri Buchanan, TN 06-07-2008
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Great Rub!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Mixed this up and used on chicken for the bbq. It is excellent when applied the night before grilling, letting the flavor... get down into the chicken. One of the best I have tried here in the great state of TN!!Read more