A rub can add amazing flavor to even your every day roasts and steaks. I’m sharing some spice rubs for holiday roasts and steaks from some of my friends. There are traditional meats we ate at certain holidays. Turkey at Thanksgiving; that’s a no brainer. We have ham for New Year’s and Easter. Only because black eyes peas don’t really go with anything else but ham. Then there’s Christmas. Now, when I was growing up, we used to have ham and turkey for Christmas. That’s only because we … [Read more...]
Chocolate Grilling Rub
Step outside the sweet comfort zone with cocoa powder and try a grilling rub! Chocolate Grilling Rub is packed with rich flavor that would complement any grilled meat. … [Read more...]
Coffee Rubbed Flat-Iron Roast
Coffee Rubbed Flat-Iron Roast is a super simple recipe that has amazing results. The bold rich flavor of the coffee ground enhances this typical rub which is allowed to penetrate the flat iron roast giving it tons of flavor while broiling the roast ensures for a deliciously tender meat. I know I’ve talked about how wonderful Certified Angus Beef® brand is in the past. This is just another post that talks about how wonderful Certified Angus Beef® brand (CAB) truly … [Read more...]
Coffee Rubbed Pork Chops
Coffee is an excellent additional to any barbecue rub or sauce. It adds a delicious depth of flavor your guests will love on these Coffee Rubbed Pork Chops. For some reason, I'm into rubs this week. I have no idea why. Sometimes I get an idea and just run with it...a few different ways, flavors, styles. So the mole steaks were yummy. These were yummy, but different. I tried to find a different spice combination, but the coffee just matched with the cumin and paprika so nicely, that it was … [Read more...]
Mole Rubbed Flat Iron Steaks
They say necessity is the mother of invention, right? Well, it's not like I INVENTED this, but I had to come up with something. You see, I took for granted that I'd have enough cocoa powder to make these FAIL cupcakes AND the mole rub. Yeah, I didn't. SO, I had to make something up. I didn't think it would be any good trying to use bar chocolate and I just couldn't imagine this with cocoa mix. I was trying to figure out what I had that I could use because my lazy arse didn't want to go … [Read more...]
Dry-Rub Chicken with Honey Barbecue Sauce
Dry-Rub Chicken with Honey Barbecue Sauce recipe Cooking Light, MAY 2004 YUM! These were deliscious and we've had them twice!! CTM really liked the barbecue sauce, which I doctored a little bit. I added about 1/4 cup of Cattleman's barbecue sauce to the mix because it just didn't taste like bbq sauce to me. This is definitely an easy fix and tasty! Measuring cups and spoons Knife Cutting board Grill or grill pan Small bowl Whisk … [Read more...]