South African Braai rub

Theophan

I know some of you get twitchy when the NY Times is mentioned, but they had a rub that supposedly derives from South Africa, where they say grilling is huge, very much more so than here, even!  The rub sounded really good, and I tried it tonight on a steak, and loved it!  "Braai" apparently is just the South African term for "grill."

South African Braai spice rub:
4 tablespoons coarse salt

2 tablespoons white or brown sugar (optional)

2 tablespoons coriander seeds

1 tablespoon black peppercorns

1 tablespoon paprika or 2 teaspoons paprika plus 1 teaspoon cayenne

1 tablespoon garlic flakes or powder

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon dried thyme

I didn't feel like getting out the Maverick for the slow part of a reverse sear, but I didn't check it often enough and the steak got a bit more done than I wanted, but it was still delicious.

And this will probably sound awful, but I also tried a recipe (not on the Egg, I'm afraid) for baked beans with sauerkraut in them, and I really think they were the best baked beans I've ever made.  Wow, they were good!  Not typical baked beans, and I love sauerkraut, but I could picture people who didn't even like sauerkraut liking this.  Really good.  My wife hates sauerkraut and wouldn't try them...    Just white beans, sauerkraut, bacon, Polish sausage, brown sugar, and a tiny bit of ketchup.  Much better than I had expected from the ingredients.

The rub, freshly ground and mixed up -- freshly ground coriander seeds were the most prominent fragrance, but the mixture really was good:


The steak with the rub on it:


On the Egg:


Done:


And on a plate with the beans (I confess that there were other pieces that were a lot more done <sigh> -- still, they were delicious):


And again, I didn't cook these in the Egg, but here are the beans fresh out of the oven:

Foghorn

We use a store bought braai rub a lot and like it very much. 

Yes, apparently the word braai is quite versatile -like barbecue. You can braai (verb) some braai (food) on your braai (cooking device)

Great cook and great post. 

Thatgrimguy

This is a traditional South african Braai. Apparently a lot of people have these inside their homes.

YukonRon

My SIL lives in Ghana, kind of NW in Africa. They are always invited to events which involve BBQ. I will have to inquire about seasonings they have accumulated. She and my BIL are excellent chefs. Will share the info on here.

Theophan

Foghorn said:

... You can braai (verb) some braai (food) on your braai (cooking device)

Great cook and great post. 

Never occurred to me, but yeah, I guess you can barbecue some barbecue on your barbecue.  <laughing>  Thanks!

Thatgrimguy said:

This is a traditional South african Braai. Apparently a lot of people have these inside their homes.

Holy Toledo!!!  That looks amazing, but it can't be a cheap setup.  Wow, it's cool, though!

YukonRon said:

My SIL lives in Ghana, kind of NW in Africa. They are always invited to events which involve BBQ. I will have to inquire about seasonings they have accumulated. She and my BIL are excellent chefs. Will share the info on here.

Please do!