Best Brisket Rub Recipe - Homemade & Award Winning Recipes (2024)

Kosmos Cow Cover BBQ Championship Winner Rub

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This is a very popular and easy-to-make dry rub recipe, that requires little preparation and makes your brisket taste great.

You are can adjust the amount of several ingredients, such as mild chili powder or hot peppers based on your preferences.

• Preparation Time: 8-10 Mins
• Servings: Around 16 (Or 1 2/3 Cups)

• 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/3 Cup Salt (Sea or Kosher)
• 1/3 Cup Paprika
• 1/3 Cup Chili Powder (depending on your Preferences)

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Next, we have one of my all-time favorite rubbing recipes. The Texas-Style brisket dry rub is a great way to enhance the flavors of the brisket without too much effort.

On the original Texas-style brisket recipe, the usage of cayenne pepper and hot chili powder are very high, based on my liking. You are free to adjust it to your liking, but remember that the spiciness is what makes this dry rub a Southwestern-style.

• Preparation Time: 5 Minutes
• Servings: 12

• 3 Tbsp Salt
• 2 Tbsp Garlic Powder
• 2 Tbsp Onion Powder
• 5 Tbsp Paprika
• 1 Tbsp Black Pepper
• 1 Tbsp Dried Parsley
• 2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
• 1 Tsp Dried Oregano
• 2 Tsp Ground Cumin
• 1 Tsp Ground Coriander
• 1/4 Tsp Hot Chili Powder
• 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar (Optional)

Once the rub is ready, sprinkle on the surface of the meat and rub it evenly on all sides.

Make sure to always sprinkle the rub onto the meat and not placing the meat on the rub-bowl. If you do so, the proteins will contaminate the rub leftovers in the bowl, making them unusable later on.

You can make plenty of this brisket rub ahead of time. This can be stored in an airtight container, in a dark place for several months.

The amount of ingredients shown here are enough to rub up to 5 pounds of meat, which is more than you will probably cook in one meal, so any leftover rub can be stored for later use.

You can later use this dry rub on other types of meat like pork, lamb, poultry etc.

• Preparation Time: 7-10 Minutes
• Servings: 1/2 Cup (1 Serving)

• 1 Tbsp Ground Black Pepper
• 1 Tbsp Paprika
• 2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
• 2 Tsp Dried Oregano Leaves
• 2 Tsp Granulated Garlic
• 2 Tsp Ground Cumin
• 1/4 Cup Kosher Salt (or Coarse)

It is recommended to apply the rub 2-4 hours before cooking the meat.

After you apply the rub, you should place the meat into the refrigerator for 4-6 hours to enhance the flavor.

• Preparation Time: 10 Minutes
• Servings: 2 Cups

• 3/4 Cup Paprika
• 1/2 Cup Fresh Black Pepper
• 1/3 Cup Kosher Salt (Coarse)
• 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 3 Tbsp Granulated Garlic
• 3 Tbsp Onion Powder
• 2 Tsp Ancho Chilli Pepper
• 2 Tsp Cayenne
• 1 Tsp Cumin

• Source: Certified Angus Beef

• Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
• Servings: Around 1 Cup

• 2-3 Dried Chipotle Peppers (Based on how much heat you like)
• 3 Tbsp Black Pepper
• 2 Tbsp Dried Oregano
• 1 Tbsp Dried Cilantro Leaves
• 1 Tsp Cumin
• 1 Tsp Onion Powder
• 1 Tsp Ground Dry Orange Peel
• 1 Bay Leaf

The ingredients below will create a flavor-packed rub which will take your brisket to the next level.

You will get a salty, sweet, smokey and savory flavor, along with a little bit of spiciness, which will definitely grab your attention.

• 6 Tbsp Salt
  
• 2 Tbsp Sugar (Brown or Turbinado)
  
• 2 Tbsp Granulated Garlic
  
• 2 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
  
• 1 Tbsp Granulated Onion
  
• 2 Tsp Ground Chipotle Chile Pepper
  
• 2 Tsp Ground Ancho Chile Pepper
  
• 2 Tsp Gebhardt's Chili Powder
  
• 2 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
  
• 1 Tsp Accent (MSG)

• You are free to use either Kosher or Table salt but I personally prefer Morton table salt for this rub since it mix well with other ingredients thanks to its small particles.
• Try to find fresh or high quality smoked paprika. If it doesn't smell good, don't use it.
• The Chipotle chili adds to the smokey flavor and the ancho contributes to the sweet. Gebhert's chili powder will balance everything.

Kosmos Cow Cover is the product of Kosmos, which is a standard on the competition barbecue. Their products helped win the 2015 World Steak Championships and the 2015 World BBQ Championships You can read more about their history here.

The overall Kosmos Cow Cover rub flavor profile is salty, smokey and savory, with a little kick of heat and spiciness.

This product doesn't contain MSG but has a blend of disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate, which taste just like MSG when combined together. They are both ingredients which are naturally derived from vegetables.

This rub mixture also contains natural hickory smoke flavors, making it ideal for usage of pellet grills, since these type of grills tend to be a little light with the smoke flavor.

The added smoke flavor will make this product a great choice for anyone, since most of home cooked brisket is smoked using an electric or pellet smoker.

• Also Read: Rod Gray's 62 Grand Championships List

This rub is called 'The Most Powerful Stuff' and is the only product from Rod that has MSG as an ingredient.

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The Oakridge Black Ops Signature Edition is one of the best award winning brisket rub recipe.

The flavor profile is highly impacted from dried chipotles, giving it heat at the right levels. Also, it has a savory flavor from the garlic, pepper and onions and extreme depth from coffee and shiitake mushrooms ingredients.

Oakridge team was converted from a successful competition team to a great provider of rubs and brines in just a few years.

In such short amount of time, the teams that have used their products have won more than 5000 top ten awards.

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The next on the list, which is also an award winning beef brisket rub is the Slap Yo Daddy BBQ - Beef Moola.

The Slap Yo Daddy team, led by Pitmaster Harry Soo, which has won many awards, developed this rub knowing very well what they are doing.

The uniqueness of this rub is the usage of maple sugar as a primary ingredient, giving it a unique and complex flavor profile.

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The Plowboys Bovine Bold is one of the most popular and used brisket rub on the KCBS circuit.

Several teams use this recipe as a base rub and add additional ingredients later in the cook.

The overall flavor profile is bold, beautiful and complex at the same time. In addition to the standard salt, garlic, pepper and onion, they have added tumeric and Worcestershire sauce.

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How to Apply Brisket Rub Video Guide