Magic Dust

Cookbook

Magic Dust

Makes about 2-1/2 cups

There's a big shaker of Magic Dust next to the salt and pepper in my own kitchen and at all my restaurants. I wish I could figure out a way to attach the bottle to the restaurant tables because, at my restaurants, it's the most frequently stolen item!

To make it a little more hot and spicy, increase the mustard powder and black pepper to 1/4 cup each.

1/2 cup paprika
1/4 cup kosher salt, finely ground
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons mustard powder
1/4 cup chili powder
1/4 cup ground cumin
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1/4 cup granulated garlic
2 tablespoons cayenne

Mix all ingredients and store in a tightly covered container. You'll want to keep some in a shaker next to the grill or stove. Keeps indefinitely but won't last long.

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from:
Peace, Love, and Barbecue
Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue
by Mike Mills and Amy Mills
Rodale Books
$19.95 US / $28.95 CAN
ISBN: 1594861099
Recipe reprinted by permission.