Rub Potion Number Swine

What you need

  • 1 cup paprika
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1⁄2 cup salt
  • 1⁄4 cup ground black pepper
  • 1⁄4 cup garlic powder
  • 1⁄4 cup ground mustard
  • 1⁄4 cup chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper

Instructions

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together well with a whisk or with gloved hands. Toss generously on any barbecue you cook, except the whole hog. Any remaining rub can be stored in a sealed container in a cool, dry place for several months.

With more than 70 years of hog-grilling history, the pitmasters at Sam Jones BBQ and its predecessor, the Skylight Inn, have seasoned more than their fair share of whole hogs — but mostly with just salt, and never a rub. That all changed, however, when Sam Jones BBQ opened in 2015, and the kitchen needed a great all-purpose seasoning for chicken, turkey and ribs.

(Ten Speed Press/Denny Cuthbert)

To that end, Sam Jones himself requested the recipe for "Rub Potion Number Swine," a seasoning blend developed by one of his crew members, Michael Letchworth.

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