A sweet and smoky pork rub the perfect way to season a local pork roast or ribs.
This rub pairs perfectly with your favorite barbecue sauce.
But I think this sweet and smoky pork rub is so delicious that you can skip the sauce if you want to!
I love that the superfood spices turmeric and ginger are included in the ingredients.
Sweet And Smokey Pork Rub
Ingredients
- 2 or 3 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/2 to 3/4 tsp smoked salt
- 2 pinches ground cloves
- 1/2 cup balsamic or apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
Directions
Mix garlic powder, thyme, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, smoked salt and cloves in a small bowl.
Rub the spices into the pork.
Prepare the pan, crockpot, pressure cooker or other cooking vessel you’ve selected to cook the pork in by adding any necessary water, cooking racks, etc.
Arrange pork in your pan or crock, then pour the vinegar slowly over the top.
Drizzle with maple syrup.
Cook pork until it reaches an internal temperature of 145 to 160 ° F
Cooking Times
Our family likes to enjoy this sweet and spicy pork rub on fresh ham, pork loin or pork shoulder cooked in the crock pot and on ribs prepared in the pressure cooker.
Cooking times vary according to the cooking method you’ve selected, the cut of pork you’re using and how much it weighs.
The pulled pork in the photo at the top of this post was a 4 or 5 pound pork shoulder cooked on low in the crockpot for about 10 hours.
When we use this rub on ribs, we pressure cook them for 15 to 20 minutes at 15 psi.
Check out the links below for pork cooking times. I’ve organized them by cooking method.
Click here and here for two handy pork cooking charts if your roasting, baking or braising your pork.
Click here and here for crock pot cooking times.
Click here for a pressure cooking chart. Please note, this chart is for regular, old fashioned, stove top pressure cookers. If you have an electric pressure cooker, such as an instant pot, please refer to your owners manual.
I hope you enjoy this sweet and smokey pork rub as much as we do!
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- 2 or 3 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp ground ginger
- ¾ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ to ¾ tsp smoked salt
- 2 pinches ground cloves
- ½ cup balsamic or apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup maple syrup
- Mix garlic powder, thyme, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, smoked salt and cloves in a small bowl.
- Rub the spices into the pork.
- Prepare the pan, crockpot, pressure cooker or other cooking vessel you've selected to cook the pork in by adding any necessary water, cooking racks, etc.
- Arrange pork in your pan or crock, then pour the vinegar slowly over the top.
- Drizzle with maple syrup.
- Cook pork until it reaches an internal temperature of 145 to 160 ° F
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