We went spice hunting the other day and came across a jerk spice rub at the local farmers market, excitedly brought it home and discovered it had MSG and salt added. We were not happy. I decided to make our own.

What a glorious way to do a chook on the BBQ. Or prawns or vegetables or whatever.

Ingredients

1 ½ tbsp onion powder
1 ½ tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp ground ginger
2 tbsp dried green onion (shallot) flakes optional
1 tbsp onion flakes
1 tbsp fresh thyme (dried if not available)
1 tsp white pepper
½ tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp ground all spice
1 tbsp smoked paprika
½ tbsp grated nutmeg
2 -3 tbsp coconut sugar replace with brown sugar
½ – 1 tbsp stock powder
½ tbsp or more hot pepper chilli or cayenne pepper
½ tbsp dried chilli flakes

Instructions

Combine spice ingredients.

Serving Suggestions

Pat dry your favourite protein or vegetables.

Place in a bowl and generously sprinkle with some of the spice mix. Remember that during the cooking process some of the rub will drop off so be brave.

Lovingly rub the spice mix all over, cover with cling wrap and let sit in the fridge for a few hours.

Storage

Store in an air tight container or ziplock bag.