This pork loin rub recipe is the best I have ever tasted! It's made with brown sugar, mustard, ginger, cayenne, cumin, thyme, and paprika. The dry rub penetrates all the way through and bakes into a sticky, sweet glaze.
Ingredients
- brown sugar: 0.5 cup
- coarsely ground black pepper: 1 Tbsp
- kosher salt: 1 Tbsp
- ½ teaspoons garlic powder: 1 piece
- dry mustard powder: 1 tsp
- ground ginger: 0.5 tsp
- onion powder: 0.5 tsp
- red pepper flakes: 0.5 tsp
- cayenne pepper: 0.5 tsp
- ground cumin: 0.5 tsp
- smoked paprika: 0.5 tsp
- thyme leaves: 0.25 tsp (dried)
- boneless pork loin roast: 1 piece (2 1/2 pound)
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Stages of cooking
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Mix brown sugar, pepper, salt, garlic powder, mustard powder, ground ginger, onion powder, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, cumin, paprika, and thyme in a bowl. Rub spice mixture over pork loin and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Place pork on a 9x13-inch baking dish and refrigerate for 4 hours to overnight.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove plastic wrap from pork and discard; return pork to baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven until pork is slightly pink in the center, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Cover pork loosely with aluminum foil and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
