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Step aside, store-bought seasoning blends. This quick and easy homemade pork chop seasoning is the absolute best, the perfect balance of savory, sweet, and salty. It’s a simple blend of staple ingredients that you can use on pork chops, roast, ribs, or tenderloin, whether you cook them in the air fryer, on the grill, in the oven, or on the stove.
Before You Get Started
- For the absolute best results, make sure all of your spices are fresh! They lose their intensity over time (especially ground spices), which means older spices won’t give you as much flavor.
- The brown sugar in this pork chop seasoning will caramelize a little when you cook the meat. Just watch it closely and make sure the sugar doesn’t burn!
How to Make This Recipe
See recipe card below for full list of measurements, ingredients, and instructions.
mIX iT aLL toGETHER
Add all your spices to a small bowl and mix them together until they’re blended really well. You could use a mason jar with a lid instead of a bowl if you want – just seal it up and shake it well!
Store It
Once you’ve got everything thoroughly blended, transfer the pork chop seasoning to an airtight container and store it in a cool, dry place until you’re ready to use it.
Cheryl’s Tip: You can use the pork chop seasoning however you like, but I like to rub the seasoning directly onto every side of the pork chops, then let them rest at least 10 minutes. That gives the meat time to soak up all those flavors! After 10 minutes, cook the seasoned pork chops as desired.
What I Love About This Recipe
- In the mood for juicy, beautifully-seasoned pork chops, but don’t have any pre-made seasoning on hand? No worries! Homemade pork chop seasoning is so quick and easy to make, and it uses simple ingredients you most likely have in your spice cabinet right now.
- This incredible pork chop seasoning can be used for any cut of pork (even bacon!) and any cooking method. Grilled pork, air fryer pork tenderloin or pork chops, Instant Pot pork, sous vide pork ribs – whatever! Honestly, you could use this blend on salmon or chicken, too.
- Homemade seasonings like this will keep a long time, as long as you store them properly. Don’t be afraid to double or triple this recipe to make enough dry rub to keep on hand for the future!
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Recipe Variations
- Make it Your Own: The ratio of spices is terrific as-is, but you can adjust each ingredient as desired based on your personal preferences. Not a fan of spicy? Cut back on the cayenne. Want to avoid the added sugar? Use a sugar substitute instead of brown sugar. You could also use a little cinnamon, crushed red pepper flakes, or cumin if you want.
- Make it Keto or Sugar-Free: Replace the brown sugar with an equal amount of Brown Swerve.
- Make it Paleo: Replace the brown sugar with an equal amount of coconut sugar.
Making changes to a recipe can result in recipe failure. Any substitutions or variations listed are simple changes that I believe will work in this recipe, but results are not guaranteed.
Pork Chop Seasoning
Equipment
- small mixing bowl
- small whisk or spoon
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar see Notes
- ½ tablespoon black pepper
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- ½ tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- ½ tablespoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon smoked paprika, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar, ½ tablespoon black pepper, ½ tablespoon garlic powder, ½ tablespoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, ½ tablespoon dried thyme, and ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper to small mixing bowl.
- Mix ingredients together until well blended. Season pork chops with desired amount of seasoning blend, or transfer seasoning blend to airtight container and store until ready to use.
- Spices: This blend is fully customizable. Feel free to increase or decrease the amounts of each ingredient to fit your tastes.
- Storage: Keep seasoning blend in an airtight container placed in a cool, dry location. Blend will keep up to 6 months if stored properly.
Approximate Information for One Serving
Nutrition Disclaimers
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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Just finished eating my pork loin steaks & they were delicious, empty plates all round! Thank you for sharing will definitely have these again
So glad to hear! Thanks for sharing, Julie. 😊
Great recipe Jasmine! Tried it out by soaking the pork chops in the mixture for 15 min. then put it on an iron griddle on the gas stove. My wife loved it! Thanks my friend!’😇
So glad you both enjoyed! Thanks so much for the review!
great mix, works good on lots of meats
Thanks, Patricia!