It’s food swap time again, which means time to get creative with my swapping stuff. As I was perusing Pinterest, I came across a couple of different steak rub recipes that – things being what they are – I didn’t have all the ingredients for. No worries, I took the basic idea and came up with my own. I call it a Spaghetti Western Steak Rub because I added fennel, which wasn’t an ingredient in any, but a substitution for a substitution of (did that make sense? X can be a substitute for Y. Y is a substitute for Z, therefore, X is a substitute for Z… or vice versa).
Spaghetti Western Steak Rub
To use, rub into your favorite steak and let rest for at least 30 minutes. Grill as you normally would.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup chili powder – I used both Ancho and New Mexico Chili powders
- ¼ cup ground coffee
- ¼ cup paprika
- ¼ cup ground cumin
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons smoked applewood salt
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 2 teaspoons ground fennel
- 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together.
- If swapping, separate into 1-use portions (1/4 cup in my case).
- Package for swapping (spice bottles, ziploc bags, your choice).
