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Chipotle Dry Rub

"This is a delicious dry rub that we use on ribs and sometimes chicken. Rub liberally on baby back ribs, chicken or short ribs, then throw the meat on the grill. You can substitute smoked paprika for regular paprika."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Chipotle Dry Rub

Why it works: Mustard and cumin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 765 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Chipotle Dry Rub

1 /2 cup
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

74Calories
1 gProtein
1 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Mustard + cumintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together765 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Pepper + cumintop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Pepper + mustardtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Sugar + mustardtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,424 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Sugar + cumintop 32% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,140 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the cumin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, pepper, mustard):

  1. Allspicefits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Tarragonfits better
  4. Cuminthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, pepper, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.