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Thyme question?

2Fategghead
2Fategghead Posts: 9,624
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Is there a sub for thyme? Or just go get some thyme?

I am making a bbq rub recipe that calls for thyme.

Any suggestions on what else I could use for a substitute?

I don't have any thyme for a "Creole Rub"

2 Tablespoons of salt

2 Tablespoons of granulated garlic

2 Tablespoons of granulated onion

2 Tablespoons of ground black pepper

2 Tablespoons of dry thyme

2 Tablespoons of paprika

2 Tablespoons of cayenne
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  • Little Chef
    Little Chef Posts: 4,725
    Sorry Tim....go get the thyme. ;) It's flavor is fantastic, without a decent substitute.
    Once you have it in the house, start throwing a bit into a pot of stew or soup....into a pot roast...etc... you won't let yourself run out again. ;) It is an absolute staple here. :)
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  • Hungry Celeste
    Hungry Celeste Posts: 534
    Go get some thyme. Nothing else really tastes like it, and it's one of the essential flavor components in cajun/creole. That said, you could leave it out of your rub and it would still be perfectly edible.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,571
    i use thyme or sage interchably for sauted mushrooms on steaks and it works but i dont think it would work with that recipe. maybe would use herbs de province if i had it on hand and no thyme
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • 2Fategghead
    2Fategghead Posts: 9,624
    LC, Hi! Thanks. I need to go get some then. Many thanks Tim ;)
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  • 2Fategghead
    2Fategghead Posts: 9,624
    Everyone, I'll go get some! Thanks everyone! Tim
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    I have found thyme easy to grow, even through a Connecticut winter. Don't just go get some... PLANT some.

    My other herbs, not so much. Tarragon always comes back in the Spring, same with oregano. But neither last thru the winter. And forget about rosemary. If I want fresh rosemary in January, I go to the grocery store.

    Chives are weird. Sometimes I see chives poking up thru the snow. Other times, nothin'.

    Anyway, plant some thyme. Great on garlic toast too. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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