What is Dry Rub?
Answer:
When it comes to barbecuing or smoking meats, there
are essentially two forms of seasoning and marinating-- a wet rub based primarily on a barbecue sauce or a dry rub composed entirely of dry spices. A good dry rub should draw some of the moisture out of the meat to form a flavorful sauce-like coating without the addition of liquid ingredients such as bottled barbecue sauce.

Dry rub seasonings are often associated with Memphis-style barbecue, especially barbecued ribs and smoked pork roast.  The raw slabs of ribs are washed and patted dry before receiving a generous supply of dry rub seasoning.  The seasoned meat is then covered and refrigerated for at least 8 hours, but some professional pit masters will allow a dry rub to marinate for 24 hours or more. 

The salt and other spices in a dry rub should draw out some of the moisture from the meat as it marinates, so the finished product is not especially "dry" in texture but rather moist and well-seasoned.  Some dry rub recipes call for the addition of more dry rub spices just before placing the meat in a smoker or pit barbecue.

During the cooking process, many pit masters will apply a very thin mixture of water, ketchup and dry rub spices to the meat to keep it moist and flavorful.  This is called "mopping" in the barbecue world, and visitors to a barbecue competition will often see competitors mopping their products with a small cotton "mop" similar to a basting brush.  Unlike a wet rub, the liquid used during the mopping process is very thin and watery, since it is the spice mixture which really sells a dry rub.

Recipes for dry rubs vary from region to region and even cook to cook.  The most common ingredients include brown and white sugar, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, oregano, cumin, ground mustard, sweet paprika, chili powder, garlic powder and/or celery salt.  The proportion of each spice and seasoning can vary widely, but the idea is to create a balance of sweet, salty, spicy and savory flavors which bring out the best flavor of the pork chicken or beef cuts used for barbecuing.

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written by Adamhol123 , November 03, 2009

It is a combination of spices like sugar, rosemary, oregano and garlic powder. Which is rub on the surface of the meat to add flavour.

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