Living in Oregon gives us 8+ months of dreaming about what we want to do when the nice weather returns. We look forward to playing outside with our kids, working in yard/garden, and entertaining on our deck with something yummy sizzling on the grill. This year, we are going to be the envy of the neighborhood when our grill fills the air with the smell of Char Crust! Char Crust dry-rub seasonings are made with herbs, spices, and other natural ingredients. They can be used on various meats or vegetables.

 
For my review, Char Crust sent me four of their dry rubs to try- Roasted Garlic Peppercorn, Ginger Teriyaki, Amazin’ Cajun, and All American Barbecue. Over the last few weeks, I have tried all of these on both meat and vegetables…in fact, as I write this, I have chicken with All American Barbecue rub waiting for the grill.

Roasted Garlic Peppercorn is flavored with onions, lavender, Worcestershire, peppercorns, and garlic. This rub has a bold flavor but, it isn’t over powering. We recently enjoyed this rub on a pot roast.

Ginger Teriyaki is made with wasabi, ginger and teriyaki. When I hear wasabi, I think spicy but I didn’t notice much heat to this rub. We really enjoy this rub on vegetables.

Amazin’ Cajun is cayenne pepper, garlic, oregano, and onion. This rub has more heat to it and is great with Chinook salmon. I would love to try making a gumbo dish with it.

All American Barbecue combines sweet with a little heat. This is our go-to rub; it is great on chicken and burgers.

Char Crust® sent me a recipe idea for Pan-Seared Tilapia

Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: about 20 minutes

Ingredients:
Tilapia fillets — about 6 oz per person
Char Crust® Amazin’ Cajun — about 1/2 Tbsp per fillet
A little oil, canola is good
A little butter (optional), at room temperature

Heat a cast iron pan on the stove until very hot. Season one side of the fish with Char Crust® Amazin’ Cajun Dry Rub Seasoning, generously covering the surface. Drizzle a little oil all over the seasonings, using your fingers to rub in and distribute evenly. Seasonings will look moist and darken a bit. Place the fish, seasoned side down, into the pan. It should sizzle immediately, and you may get some smoke. Cook a few minutes until just cooked through. Transfer to plate with seasoned side up and place pat of butter on top.

Char Crusts rubs have earned a permanent space in my spice cabinet; we really enjoy them. Char Crust rubs would make a great gift for the chef in your life. You can find them on their website, Facebook, and twitter.

One lucky winner is going to receive 4 Char Crust rubs; this giveaway is open to the US and will end on 5/13.

Laurie

Hello, my name is Laurie. My family and I live near the Oregon coast. When we aren’t at work, in school, or on the volleyball court, we enjoy traveling, cheering for our favorite sports teams, playing outdoors, and checking off items on our bucket list. We are lucky in that both sets of our parents, as well as our siblings and their families, live within an hour of us. We get together often to help one another out, celebrate milestones, and go on adventures together.

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