


Want to give Dad something he’ll love for Father’s Day? Follow this plan…

1. Buy some good quality steaks. I love the steaks at Snake River Farms, trust me, Dad will LOVE anything from SRF. The steaks I used for this post are Cowboy Steaks, aka Bone In Rib Eye Steak. They are about 2 1/2 inches thick and are bone-in, weighing in at about 2-2.5 lbs each.
2. Mix up the dry rub in about 2 minutes. Double the recipe if you want to package up some of the extra dry rub mix in a cute little container to give to Dad. Buy a BBQ spatula, tie a ribbon around it, along with the homemade dry rub mix.

3. Invite Dad over for a bbq, give him the dry rub mix and spatula. Cook up the steaks and prepare to be Dad’s new favorite child.

ABK’s Dry Steak Rub

Ingredients
- Double if giving away as a gift!
- 2 tablespoons paprika, regular or smoked
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 3-4 tablespoons Sea Salt
- 2 tablespoons Lemon Pepper
- 1 tablespoon thyme, optional
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, if using as a rub for ribs
- For best results, apply rub 24 hours before serving meat.
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a medium size bowl.
- Apply seasonings to meat by sprinkling generously on to surface of meat, massage into meat, turn and repeat on opposite side. Cover meat or place in a Ziplock bag and let the dry rub sit on the meat overnight in the fridge. About 2 hours before cooking, remove meat from refrigerator. Place meat on a plate, and let sit on counter until ready to cook.
Notes
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Julie Hanson
This steak rub is so delicious! I make a big batch and store it with my spices.
TruAnn Boulter
This may be a silly question, but is the Thyme listed, ground or leaves?
Si Foster
Hi TruAnn, it calls for ground Thyme. Thanks for asking!
xo
Si
Vicki
This rub was amazing. I used it on everything! Thank you.