Looking for a Greek Rub Recipe

[ILMsmoke]

One of my favorite rubs that I buy is Recteq’s Freak and Greek. I’ve tried many times, but fail to duplicate it. Anyone got recipe to share?

[CandySueQ]

I've not tried this. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/greek-seasoning/

[Jfrosty27]

I use the Recteq rub also and love it. Why mess with it?

[Attjack]

Personally, I never buy commercial rubs.

[Attjack]

ComfortablyNumb Sure, I figured since the OP was asking for a recipe replicating a commercial rub at home my comment was on topic.

[Attjack]

It's not as if I said I didn't use rubs 😂

[ILMsmoke]

I use the Recteq rub also and love it. Why mess with it?

Because I don't want to order $100 worth of it not to pay $15 shipping.

[Jfrosty27]

Good point. Their shipping cost is pretty high. Ok. Now what do we do? I look forward to input from the Pit.

[Oak Smoke]

This is a total shot in the dark because I know very little about Greek cuisine. I use Cavander’s Greek seasoning in several dishes and love it. It’s also in two of the rubs I make. I was a introduced to it by some firemen I know, they’re good cooks. There, that’s all I know about Greek seasoning in three lines.

[IowaGirl]

ILMsmoke -- The ingredients list on the Rectec website for Freakin' Greek rub is Salt, Pepper, Garlic, Oregano, Coriander, Cardamom, Marjoram, Thyme, Nutmeg.

What test blends have you tried? What doesn't work about your trials versus the commercial blend?

If you give us a clue or two about what you've done and why it's not working, we might be able to offer better suggestions.

[DTro]

I don't have a recipe. But with the ingredients listed above I would try to get close. I believe ingredients are listed by weight by the manufacture. Salt is heavier by volume than dried oregano. If I was trying to recreate this rub I would leave the salt out and dry brine the meat. My blend would look like this, 3 parts pepper, 2 parts garlic powder, 2 parts Oregano, 1 part each of Coriander, Cardamon and Marjoram and1/3 part or less of Nutmeg. Might be a recipe for disaster but thats where I would start.

[ILMsmoke]

DTro, I think the parts may fall off drastically after oregano based on the cost of some of those. I been trying different greek recipes randomly and haven't found anything close to build off of...

[FireMan]

Have you tried windex, it does everything. 🙃

[HawkerXP]

LoL! OPA!

[N227GB]

I've had this one for years. I don't know where to attribute it and it seems to have been copied all over the place. Personally, I always leave out the nutmeg and cinnamon. No matter how little I add those seem to overpower the rest of the ingredients, at least to my palette.

2-1/2 teaspoons salt
2-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
2-1/2 teaspoons dried basil
2-1/2 teaspoons dried Greek oregano
1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1-1/4 teaspoons ground black pepper
1-1/4 teaspoons dried parsley
1-1/4 teaspoons dried rosemary, minced
1-1/4 teaspoons dried dill weed
1-1/4 teaspoons dried marjoram
1-1/4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

[wkw]

Here is a Cavender's copycat recipe:

https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/marinade/cavenders-greek-seasoning-alternative.html

Cheers
Ken

[tbob4]

Nice find