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The Best Roast Beef Rub Recipe

Take your roast beef to the next level with our mouth-watering rub recipe! Perfectly seasoned with a blend of herbs and spices, it’s sure to impress.

Roast Beef Rub Recipe

We eat a lot of meat around here. It is an essential staple when feeding growing teenage boys (rapidly becoming growing young men!).

So I am always on the lookout for new recipes and wanting to find new ways to add amazing flavor in our meals. I would hate for any of us to get bored!

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That said, I have experimented with many, many marinade and rub recipes over the years. Some have been hits, getting rave reviews from everyone. Others have received a much less positive reception.

Roast Beef Rub Recipe

After all that trial and error, I have a real winner to share with you today. It gets five stars from everyone. This really is the best roast beef rub recipe ever!

It is full of flavor, with just a hint of heat from the red pepper flakes, and so easy to make. You are going to love it. Let’s get cooking!

Roast Beef Rub Recipe

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Supplies:

The Best Roast Beef Rub

Ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp kosher salt or sea salt
  • 2 Tbsp paprika
  • 2 Tbsp peppercorns, crushed
  • 2 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1 Tbsp ground coriander
  • 1 Tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
Roast Beef Rub Recipe

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, stir together all of the ingredients.

Tip: a fork may be used to break up any large clumps of the powdered spices.

2. Use the mixture to coat your favorite cut of meat.

This recipe makes enough dry rub for several servings of roast beef.

Roast Beef Rub Recipe

How to use this dry rub:

  • Prepare the roast beef as desired.
  • Pat the meat dry with paper towel.
  • Cover the beef with the dry rub spice mixture, being sure to coat the entire roast.
  • Cook using your desired method – we love this roast beef recipe and this smoked roast beef!
Roast Beef Rub Recipe

Tips and tricks:

  • We love to add whole garlic cloves to our roast beef before cooking. This, in addition to the rub, gives the beef a delicious flavour.
  • I like to add beef stock to the bottom of my roasting pan to help keep the roast moist. Then I use the drippings to create a flavourful roast beef gravy. That’s what I call a win-win!
  • Store any roast leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
  • This recipe can be made with prime rib, beef tenderloin, eye of round roast, chuck roast, or any other cut of beef you like best. Whatever cut of meat you are using, be sure the internal temperature reaches the recommended temperature according to food safety guidelines. A good general rule of thumb is 17-19 minutes per pound for medium.
  • Try this delicious dry rub with pork chops, pork tenderloin, or chicken.
The Best Roast Beef Recipe

Ingredient Substitutions:

  • Brown sugar
  • Italian seasoning
  • Dried herbs, like oregano and rosemary
  • Spanish paprika
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Chili powder
  • Regular black pepper

Whether you enjoy a traditional roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy, and grilled vegetables, make these incredible roast beef sandwiches, or just eat a few slices on their own, this roast beef rub recipe is one you will keep coming back to.

The Best Roast Beef Rub Recipe

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Roast Beef Rub Recipe

The Best Beef Rub Recipe

Yield: 1/2 cup
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

Take your roast beef to the next level with our mouth-watering rub recipe! Perfectly seasoned with a blend of herbs and spices, it's sure to impress.

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp kosher salt or sea salt
  • 2 Tbsp paprika
  • 2 Tbsp peppercorns, crushed
  • 2 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1 Tbsp ground coriander
  • 1 Tbsp crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, stir together all of the ingredients.

2. Use the mixture to coat your favorite cut of meat.

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I'm an active mom of twin boys who is always looking for opportunities to inspire creativity through fun crafts, do-it-yourself projects and delicious recipes. This blog has been an integral part of supporting my little family and I am so grateful to have you become a part of our journey! Let's create together... Read more...

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Hi Heather.. I’m Brian from just east of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Your dry rub looks very interesting and I’m sure will add much to the flavour of my 3.5 lb. bottom blade roast. I do have a couple of Q’s for you.

Can I apply this rub and refrigerate for 2- 3 days? I’ve used other dry rub mixtures in the past for other cuts of meat (beef and pork) and havn’t had an issue when refrigerating for multiple days.

I am planning to cook the roast in a slow cooker for ~8 hrs. on low which I have done previously with this cut of beef. Should this method of cooking and time affect the dry rub flavour of the roast?

many thanks Brian