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Spotlight Spice (and a New Name): Iowa Pork BBQ Rub

AllSpice customer favorite Pig Powder is getting a new name! Over the next few weeks you’ll see us begin to transition this quintessential BBQ rub to its new name, Iowa Pork BBQ Rub. Fear not, it’s still the same great product you love!

“Tennessee might be known for it’s BBQ,” says AllSpice owner Rory, “but Iowa is known for its pork! Iowans love delicious BBQ pork, and this name change pays homage to that love.”

Our Iowa Pork BBQ Rub is a perfect blend of sweet, BBQ flavors. The sweetness comes from sugar, which also helps the rub caramelize nicely as it cooks. It’s nicely balanced with flavors of garlic, paprika, and chili powder.

The easiest and most obvious way to use the Iowa Pork BBQ Rub is to rub your pork chop, ribs, or loin thoroughly with the rub prior to grilling or smoking. You can also make a paste from the rub by using your favorite extra virgin olive oil – we particularly like citrus fused oils like our Eureka Lemon or Persian Lime olive oils. It’s also a good base blend, which is easy to add some of your other favorite flavors to. For example, Rory likes to make a mix of 2 parts Iowa Pork BBQ Rub, 1 part Espresso Rub, 1 part Mo’Rub for his ribs.

This blend’s usefulness goes beyond pork and the grill, however. It’s the key ingredient in a state-fair-winning party mix, is an excellent seasoning for homemade potato chips, and is great for roasting seeds and root vegetables. Find our favorite recipes featuring our Iowa Pork BBQ Rub in the AllSpice recipe library.

If you’ve not tried this blend, pick up a jar in the online shop and you’ll understand what all the fuss is about. It’s TERRIFFIC!

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Spotlight Spice: Tangy Herb and Dill Seasoning

This week’s feature is our Tangy Herb and Dill Seasoning. It made its AllSpice debut several years ago as a popcorn seasoning and has remained extremely popular. Its zingy blend of sea salt, dill seed, herbs and spices and citric acid (for the zing) has tons of great uses beyond popcorn.

Longtime AllSpice customer and friend Katie S. says, “If the recipe calls for dill, I almost always use this in its place.” She went on to share she especially likes to use it to replace regular dill in tzatziki and often adds it to tuna salad.

In addition to Katie’s suggestions, we recommend trying it in egg and potato salads, on fish prior to grilling or baking, and to season veggies prior to roasting. This blend is also a tasty topper for garlic bread, baked potatoes, chip dips, and fries and onion rings.

Our Tangy Herb and Dill Seasoning contains coriander, salt, mustard, garlic, onion, dill seed, citric acid, and dill weed and is MSG and gluten free.

Pick up a jar in the online store and let us know what you think.

Is this one of your favorite blends? Share with us in the comments your favorite ways to use it.

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Spotlight Spice: Prime Rib Rub

Photo credit: JD Milburn via Flickr

There’s nothing quite like a flavorful, beautifully marbled, and perfectly prepared prime rib. For many serious cooks (and eaters), prime rib is synonymous with a fancy dinner out. While the cut of meat isn’t the cheapest, you can easily prepare a delicious prime rib at home. And this coming Monday, National Prime Rib Day, is the perfect day to do it!

Our Prime Rib Rub will help you get it just right. It’s a simple blend of complementary ingredients like pepper, garlic, shallots, salt, onion, rosemary, and bourbon, which enhance the taste of the roast without overwhelming its juicy, natural flavor.

It’s simple to use. Pat your roast dry, lightly rub with olive oil, then coat with the Prime Rib Rub. Wrap the prime rib in plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 24 hours in advance. Roast according to the directions in your favorite recipe. Then voila, enjoy!

Not feeding an army? Ribeye steaks are cut from the same region and boast similar great flavors. Season with the Prime Rib Rub just before grilling. And keep the Prime Rib Rub handy in the spice rack. It’s tasty in other beef dishes like pot roast, meatloaf and burgers.

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Spotlight Spice: Smoked Peppercorn Sage Rub

This week’s spotlight spice combines the crisp, pungent flavor and aroma of hickory smoked black peppercorns with sage, paprika, onion, and garlic, creating a coarse, versatile spice blend we know you’ll love. It’s our Smoked Peppercorn Sage Rub.

As the name implies, this blend works wonderfully as a rub or marinade for meats. We particularly enjoy it with turkey, chicken, pork chops and roasts. For a marinade, combine the seasoning with olive oil, add your meat, and allow to sit for 2-4 hours before cooking.

With this blend we strongly recommend looking beyond the BBQ too. It’s great for adding flavor to roasted and grilled vegetables and is tasty in au gratin potatoes, stuffing and casseroles. You can even use it to make a flavorful sandwich spread by combining a bit of the blend with mayo!

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Wild about mushrooms?

We hope so, because we’ve got something new you’ll love! Introducing the newest member of the AllSpice rubs and blends lineup, Wild Mushroom & Herb Seasoning. This new blend combines the rich flavors of porcini mushrooms with deliciousness of garlic. The earthiness of the mushrooms and richness of the garlic are well balanced by the brightness of lemon peel, rosemary, and other herbs. Add a little sea salt and you’ve got yourself a winner!

Our Wild Mushroom & Herb Seasoning works great combined with ground beef in meatballs, stroganoff and burgers. The blend also makes a tasty rub for steaks. Use it to add a pop of flavor to soups and rice dishes. Feeling extra adventurous? Add a little to your chicken salad or deviled eggs!

We asked AllSpicer Rory to help us understand the difference between this new blend and our Umami Dust Seasoning. He says, “The Umami Dust also leads with a rich mushroom and garlic taste, but is balanced with the flavors of miso, tomato and dried chiles, giving it a very different flavor profile than the Wild Mushroom and Herb Seasoning. The Umami Dust Seasoning does contain soy, and this blend does not, making it a good choice for those looking for a soy-free option.”

Pick up this new blend in our half and quarter cup sizes in the online store and let us know what you think.

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