Marlowe of Memphis BBQ Dry Rub

Time for some great original Memphis BBQ with this wonderful rub from Marlowe Restaurant in Memphis (on Elvis Presley Boulevard of course). I have cut the size down to home friendly. This is mainly a pork rub for ribs or pork butt but could be used on other meats.

Publisher’s Note: Originally published June 26, 2010. Re-edited and updated May 29, 2018.

This is a great all around pork rub although you could use it on almost any meat. Don’t skip the “secret ingredient” which is the Marlowe Black Magic Seasoning

The recipes were given to Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives by the restaurant. But the original recipe (apparently already cut down) produced 11 1/2 cups of rub plus you need to put together “Marlowe’s Black Magic” and that recipe is 12 more cups of spices.

My Rating

Oh yeah, it is a strong 5.

Not really “Cooking For Two” friendly nor home cooking friendly in general. So I cut them down. For the rub, I used 2 tablespoons for every cup of an ingredient. A 1:8 reduction was making about 1 1/2 cup of rub. The “Black Magic” of which I only needed 1 tablespoon I cut down by 1 teaspoon for each cup. A 1:48 reduction was making about 4 tablespoons.

Black Magic seasoning recipe is HERE

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Marlowe's of Memphis BBQ Dry Rub

Time for some great original Memphis BBQ with this wonderful rub from Marlowe Restaurant in Memphis (on Elvis Presley Boulevard of course). I have cut the size down to home friendly.

Prep Time10 mins

Total Time10 mins

Author: Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

Course : Rubs and Sauces

Cuisine : American

Keyword : Southern, Spicy, Summer

Servings/Adjust Amount: 3 1/2 cup uses

3

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons paprika
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 tablespoons seasoned salt - Lowery's
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon Black Magic spice mix

Instructions

• Mix well, seal tight and store.

Nutrition Facts

Marlowe's of Memphis BBQ Dry Rub

Amount Per Serving

Calories 221 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g 2%

Saturated Fat 0.1g 1%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g

Sodium 7028mg 293%

Potassium 108mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 24g 8%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 20g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 263%

Vitamin C 5%

Calcium 3%

Iron 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Nutrition is for one serving. Number of servings is stated above and is my estimate of normal serving size for this recipe.

All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

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