Houston Fire Station #17 Rub
This recipe comes straight from the winners of the Firehouse Grill-Off at the recent Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The World Championship Bar-B-Que Contest (aka “The Cookofff”….I don’t know anyone who calls it the “Bar-B-Que Contest”) is always a big event, and apparently the firefighters of Houston get in on the action, too with their own cook-off. The Firehouse Grill-Off was sponsored by the Texas Beef Council, so obviously this rub was originally intended for steak. I used it on pork chops, but I think it would also be fantastic on pork tenderloin, chicken, and definitely steaks. This recipe makes a LOT of rub, enough rub to coat 10 strip steaks. I quartered the recipe and still had more than enough for my 4 thin bone-in pork chops.
Houston Fire Station #17 Rub
from The Houston Chronicle, Flavor Section, March 17, 2010
Ingredients:
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1/2 cup raw sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons dried minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons dried onion
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons coarse black pepper (I might use less next time)
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper (I might use less next time)
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1/2 tablespoon cumin
Combine all ingredients. Store rub in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid.
