Hot Mexican Rub

From: Lalaloula

On Jun 4, 2009

I cannot put stars on this recipe yet, since I have made it as a gift for a friend, so that I cant rate its taste yet. It sounds like a really nice combinations of flavours, though and smells heavenly! I cant wait to hear how my friend likes the combination of sweet and spicy. I will update and put stars on the recipe then also. Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe with us, tigerduck!

From: Noo

On Jan 16, 2009

What a great rub!! Like everybody has already said,it has great flavour and the contrast between heat and sweet is wonderful.We have only used it on chicken so far,but looking forward to testing it on other meats too.We loved it,thanks Tigerduck. Made for Comfort Cafe Jan '09.

From: ThreeGoodCooks

On Dec 23, 2008

This is going in the gift baskets again this year. It has a great flavor and the cocoa and muscovado sugar add just the right amount of "mystery" flavor to the seasoning. Everyone I gave this to last year loved it!

From: justcallmetoni

On Aug 14, 2005

This rub offers a delightful combination of savory and sweet. I used more than a pinch of pepper so there was a nice bit of heat as well. Rather than mixing the seasonings together, I blended mine in a spice grinder - adding whole peppercorns and rock salt. Reduced the salt to 1/2 teaspoon as we try and keep the sodium intake low. My other substitution was turbinado sugar instead of muscovado (think they are similar in flavor). The result was a generous amount of rub that filled a small spice jar. Tonight we used it on corn on the cob - in lieu of the traditional chili powder as well as seasoning on grilled chicken breasts. Both were delicious. Thanks tigerduck!