Joe's Butt Rub

1/4 Cup Paprika

1/4 Cup Brown Sugar (I use dark)

1/2 Cup White Sugar

1 TBSP Salt (I like Kosher)

1 TBSP Garlic Powder (or Granulated Garlic)

1 TBSP Onion Powder

2 tsp Cayene Pepper

1 TBSP Chili Powder

The following are optional, but I do them all....

1/2 tsp Ground Cumin

1/2 tsp Chipotle Powder

1/2 tsp Ground Ginger

1/2 tsp Celery Seed

1 tsp Dry Mustard

1 tsp Ground Coriander Seed

2 tsp Smoked Paprika

Yield = about 1-1/2 cups


To keep it simple, you can eliminate the options and just do the basic rub.
Good, basic pork rub to experiment with.
It is not too sweet, but because of the sugar content I try to keep my temp at about 225° to keep from burning.
It's about that "mahogany color" as Malcolm would say.

I've been using the Safeway "Pork Loin Back Ribs". They put out the $2.49 lb coupons in the mailer fairly often.