Desert Heat Dry Rub Recipe

Preparing a barbecue rub for my recipes had been a great task for me for a long time now as I needed a correct and exact recipe but there was always something whenever I tried it.

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But then I found this amazing Dry rub recipe. This recipe was so perfect that when I tried it out to make the dry rub, I was amazed at the result as I was not expecting it to be so exact and perfect.

Desert heat dry rub is a spicy rub used for marination and for making the food spicier and yummy by adding the paste of this rub into the gravy of different recipes. Desert Heat dry rub is always my first choice for me since the day I first tried it and it turned out amazing.

Sauteing the cumin seeds

The cumin seeds are first roasted in the cooking pan as this is really helpful for drying out the seeds and they will be turned into a powder so easily.

Roasting is done and then after air cooling, the seeds are added to the processor to ground them and turn them into powder.

Grinding the black peppercorns

The black peppercorn is first sauteed in the pan on the spice top and then ad ground to a fine powder. These are grounded at high speed so that no chunks will be left that will spoil your rub. Adjust the speed according to the need. Black peppercorns are an important ingredient in making this rub.

Combining all the ingredients

Once the cumin seeds and the black peppercorn are grounded, then you must add all the powders including the spices like salt and pepper, and the rest of them like paprika, and chili powder all in the processor and grind all together at medium to high speed.

Using the Desert Heat Dry Rub

The best way to use the desert heat dry rub is to coat out meat like chicken, chicken fillets, or another sort of meat before cooking.

The rub is coated in a layer around all sides of the chicken and the chicken then definitely gets super spicy and yummy after coating with this rub.

Use of Equipment

The basic equipment you need to use in this recipe is a food processor. You have to add all ingredients into this processor and grind them. In case it is not available, you can simply use a blender or mixer.

In old times, people were used to making amazing spices by using mortar and pestle. In some corners of all the cuisine, people use mortar and pestle as they have this concept that the spices are more flavorful when crushed in the mortar and pestle.

INGREDIENTS

Half a cup of paprika
2 tablespoons of black peppercorns
1/4 cup of chili powder
2 cups chicken wings
2 tablespoons of cayenne pepper
Mustard powder to taste
1/4 cup of Turbinado Sugar
1/4 cup of Cumin seed
1/4 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup of granulated garlic

Method to make the Desert Heat Dry Rub Recipe

To make a good desert heat dry rub recipe, you need a food blender or a food processor. Make sure to use it at high speed as you need a finely grounded spice rub.
Take a dry cooking pan and put it on the stovetop. Add cumin seeds into this pan and stir them really well. Once they are completely stir-fried, you must make sure that they do not burn out.
Once your cumin seeds are fried enough, you must add these fried seeds to the grinder or food processor. Process it at high speed to make powder out of it.
Now in the same pan, add the peppercorns and stir fry. They will be roasted and then add them to the processor and make powder out of it.
Then the next step involves combining all the powders. In the same processor, one by one add all sorts of dry powders to process them together.
Bring the kosher salt and cayenne pepper and add them to the dry bowl of the processor. This is followed by the addition of paprika, black peppercorn powder, and mustard powder.
Further add the granulated garlic, cumin seeds powder, and paprika into it. In the end, add the chili powder.
Continue grinding to get a completely fine powder without any sort of chunks in it.
Your dry rub is ready. This rub is super helpful to marinate your meat or to make it spicier while cooking.

Conclusion

To make the exact desert heat dry rub, you must go for this recipe. It includes all the necessary information and essential steps.

Be careful while making the rub as it can hurt your eyes if the powder blows up. Do each and every step and you will get the required flavored and good textured, chunk less desert heat dry rub.

Keep it away from moisture in containers with air-tight lids and use it whenever you need to for a longer period of time.

FAQs?

How to coat the chicken with the rub?

You should clean and wash the chicken first and then rub this chicken with your prepared heat rub. Make sure to rub it well and that all sides are coated to get a uniform flavor in your chicken. Then you can keep it and bake it.

Can we make a sauce out of this rub?

If you are trying to make a sauce to add to your gravy out of this dry rub, then you can add a little quantity of oil and water to it and simmer it. It will become a paste without simmering. Both are optional.

What other way can be used to make the dry rub?

Instead of a mixer, blender, or food processor, you can use a mortar and a pestle for this purpose. This method was considered more flavorful at all times.

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