A Week Of Misc. Recipes: Spice Rub For Pork Or Beef

McCormick use to make Southwest Marinate available in a pack that you added oil, water, and vinegar to. It made a delicious marinade for grilled pork chops. A few years ago, they stopped making it. So I started looking on the internet for a homemade replacement. I finally stumbled across this recipe and it is a very close match. It can be used as a rub or turned into a marinade. I have gone back and looked for the original recipe, but can't seem to find it, but this happens to be one of those recipes I really didn't make many changes to it. 

Spice Rub For Pork Or Beef

• 2 Tbsp of oil (I use olive oil.)
• 1 Tbsp of chili powder 
• 1/2 tsp of oregano
• 1/4 tsp of black pepper 
• 1 tsp of paprika
• 1 tsp of garlic salt
• 1/4 tsp of cumin
• a few red pepper flakes (this is the one addition I made to the recipe.)

Stir together, cover and refrigerator for 15 minutes, then rub on the meat to coat all of it. 

 

We have tried this rub on a pork roast and it was good, but we really like it made into a marinade for pork chops. 

 

Spice Marinate

• all of the spice rub above
• 1/4 cup of oil (I use olive oil.)
• 2 Tbsp of white vinegar
• 2 Tbsp of water

Mix all the ingredients together, then add the meat to be marinated. Marinate for 30 minutes or longer for a deeper flavor. 

 

This spice rub is easy to make, can be used for pork or beef, and easily turned into a marinate. It is simply a good thing!