Marlowe's of Memphis BBQ Dry Rub

This recipe is from the famous Marlowe's Restaurant in Memphis (on Elvis Presley Boulevard of course). I have cut the size down to home friendly. If you watch much Food Network, you have seen them. It is the mandatory stop in Memphis for ribs.

The recipes were given to Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives by the restaurant. But the original recipes (apparently already cut down) produced 11 1/2 cups of rub plus you need to put together "Marlowe's Black Magic" and that recipe is 12 more cups of spices.


Not really "Cooking For Two" friendly nor home cooking friendly in general. So I cut them down. For the rub, I used 2 tablespoons for every cup of ingredient. A 1:8 reduction making about 1 1/2 cup of rub. The "Black Magic" of which I only needed 1 tablespoon I cut down by 1 teaspoon for each cup. a 1:48 reduction making about 4 tablespoons.

Black Magic seasoning recipe is HERE

Marlowe's BBQ Dry Rub

Ingredient:

6 T (3 cups) paprika
4 T (2 cups) sugar
4 T (2 cups) garlic powder
2 T (1 cup) salt
2 T (1 cup) onion powder
2 T (1 cup) Lowery's seasoned salt
1 T (1/2 cup) chili powder
1 T (1/2 cup) black pepper
1 T (1/2 cup) Black Magic

Instructions:

Mix well, seal tight and store.

Marlowe's of Memphis BBQ Dry Rub

by DrDan at 101 Cooking For Two June-26-2010

This recipe is from the famous Marlowe's Restaurant in Memphis (on Elvis Presley Boulevard of course). If you watch much Food Network, you have seen them. It is the mandatory stop in Memphis for ribs. The recipe was given to Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives by the restaurant. But the original recipe (apparently already cut down) produced 11 1/2 cups of rub plus you need to put together "Marlowe's Black Magic" and that recipe is 12 more cups of spices. Not really "Cooking For Two" friendly nor home cooking friendly in general. So I cut them down. For the rub, I used 2 tablespoons for every cup of ingredient. A 1:8 reduction making about 1 1/2 cup of rub. The "Black Magic" of which I only needed 1 tablespoon I cut down by 1 teaspoon for each cup. a 1:48 reduction making about 4 tablespoons. Black Magic seasoning is also used by its self on chicken or fish before grilling or pan-frying.

Ingredients

• 6 T (3 cups) paprika
• 4 T (2 cups) sugar
• 4 T (2 cups) garlic powder
• 2 T (1 cup) salt
• 2 T (1 cup) onion powder
• 2 T (1 cup) Lowery's seasoned salt
• 1 T (1/2 cup) chili powder
• 1 T (1/2 cup) black pepper
• 1 T (1/2 cup) Black Magic

Instructions

Mix well, seal tight and store.

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 10 mins Yield: 3/4 cup

Updated

May 24, 2011