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1 / 50Kathy's Award Winning Barbeque Sauce
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 20 mins
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 2 1/2 cups
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
50 sauces, marinades, and rubs to take your barbecue to the next level
You can have the best fruits, vegetables, meats, and grains in the world, but they won't taste as good as they do all by themselves. For food to really shine, it is usually best served with some kind of sauce, marinade, or rub. Nowhere is this more true than with barbecue, and now that the longer, warmer days of spring have arrived, we have ample opportunities to roast up a rack of ribs or seasonal veggies.
In other words, it's time to break out the spices and seasonings. Simply rubbing your ribs with a tangy marinade, for instance, can take the dish from hearty and satisfying to zesty and out of this world.
Different kinds of marinades, sauces, and rubs work best for different meats. What tastes best on beef might not have the same result on a chicken dish, and vice versa. Although marinades are more traditionally thought of as being used for grilling red meat, don't overlook the potential of using marinades to give your fish and seafood a kick of flavor. A simple sauce of soy, garlic, lemons, and a dash of sugar can take shrimp kebabs to the next level.
To help amp up your barbecue game for those spring get-togethers, Stacker compiled a list of sauces, marinades, and barbecue rub recipes from Allrecipes. Click through for a look at the best of the best, which can be used on a wide variety of dishes all year round.
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2 / 50Rosemary Garlic Rub
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 1/2 cup
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
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3 / 50Jerk Seasoning
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 1
- Yield: 1 /4 cup
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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4 / 50Carolina-Style Barbeque Sauce
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Total: 45 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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5 / 50Italian Chicken Marinade
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 4 hrs
- Total: 4 hrs 30 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 4
- Read more about the recipe here
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6 / 50Sweet and Tangy BBQ Sauce
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Total: 50 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 14
- Read more about the recipe here
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7 / 50Teriyaki Marinade
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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8 / 50Caribbean BBQ Sauce II
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Total: 25 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 13
- Read more about the recipe here
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9 / 50Fajita Marinade
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 2 cups
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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10 / 50Korean BBQ Sauce
- Cook: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 4
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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11 / 50Best Pork Chop Marinade
- Prep: 10 mins
- Additional: 6 hrs
- Total: 6 hrs 10 mins
- Servings: 2
- Number of ingredients: 14
- Read more about the recipe here
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12 / 50Best Steak Marinade in Existence
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 1/3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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13 / 50Big Al's K.C. Bar-B-Q Sauce
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Total: 35 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 6 cups of sauce
- Number of ingredients: 16
- Read more about the recipe here
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14 / 50A Very Popular BBQ Sauce
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 32
- Yield: 4 cups
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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15 / 50Grilled Chicken Marinade
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 4 hrs
- Total: 4 hrs 20 mins
- Servings: 5
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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16 / 50The Best Steak Marinade
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 1 cup marinade
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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17 / 50Lisa's Favorite Carne Asada Marinade
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 1 day 10 mins
- Total: 1 day 40 mins
- Servings: 12
- Number of ingredients: 14
- Read more about the recipe here
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18 / 50Yummy Honey Chicken Kabobs
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs
- Total: 2 hrs 30 mins
- Servings: 12
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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19 / 50Beef Bulgogi
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 15 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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20 / 50Steak Dry Rub
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 1 cup
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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21 / 50BBQ Spice Rub
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 20
- Yield: 1 1/4 cups
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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22 / 50Dry Rub for Ribs
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1/2 cup
- Number of ingredients: 5
- Read more about the recipe here
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23 / 50Easy Marinated Pork Tenderloin
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 50 mins
- Servings: 3
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
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24 / 50Fajita Marinade
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 2 cups
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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25 / 50Korean BBQ Sauce
- Cook: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 4
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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26 / 50Oven BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 5 mins
- Servings: 3
- Yield: 6 drumsticks
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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27 / 50Perfect Flat Iron Steak
- Prep: 7 mins
- Cook: 8 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs
- Total: 2 hrs 15 mins
- Servings: 6
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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28 / 50Doc's Best Beef Jerky
- Prep: 20 mins
- Additional: 8 hrs
- Cook: 4 hrs
- Total: 12 hrs 20 mins
- Servings: 10
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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29 / 50Easy Chicken Fajita Marinade
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Additional: 4 hrs
- Total: 4 hrs 35 mins
- Servings: 10
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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30 / 50Best Chicken Marinade
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 25 mins
- Servings: 4
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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31 / 50Best Pork Chop Marinade
- Prep: 10 mins
- Additional: 6 hrs
- Total: 6 hrs 10 mins
- Servings: 2
- Number of ingredients: 14
- Read more about the recipe here
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32 / 50Alabama-Style White Barbecue Sauce
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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33 / 50Bourbon Whiskey BBQ Sauce
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Total: 45 mins
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 4 cups
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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34 / 50Steak Tip Marinade
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 25 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 5
- Read more about the recipe here
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35 / 50Grilled Garlic and Herb Shrimp
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs
- Total: 2 hrs 15 mins
- Servings: 4
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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36 / 50Kabob Marinade
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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37 / 50Sriracha-Soy Chicken Thigh Marinade
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 4
- Read more about the recipe here
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38 / 50Grilled Sirloin Tri-Tip
- Prep: 10 mins
- Marinate: 8 hrs
- Cook: 15 mins
- Stand: 10 mins
- Total: 8 hrs 35 mins
- Servings: 4
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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39 / 50Bar-B-Que Sauce
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 10 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 cup
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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40 / 50Best Ever Beef Marinade
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 8
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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41 / 50Smoked Chicken Breasts
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 4 hrs
- Additional: 4 hrs
- Total: 8 hrs 5 mins
- Servings: 3
- Yield: 3 servings
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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42 / 50Marinade for Chicken
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 32
- Yield: 4 cups
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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43 / 50Big Al's K.C. Bar-B-Q Sauce
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Total: 35 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 6 cups of sauce
- Number of ingredients: 16
- Read more about the recipe here
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44 / 50Ed's Favorite Beer Can Chicken Rub
- Prep: 10 mins
- Total: 10 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 1 cup
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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45 / 50Sarah's Boozy BBQ Sauce
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Total: 20 mins
- Servings: 30
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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46 / 50Smoked Brisket Rub
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 1 cup
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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47 / 50Jerk Marinade Seasoning Rub
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 2
- Yield: 4 ounces jerk seasoning
- Number of ingredients: 14
- Read more about the recipe here
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48 / 50Everything Pork Dry Rub
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 1 cup
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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49 / 50Brown Sugar BBQ Rub
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 2 /3 cup
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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50 / 50Best Ever Carne Asada Marinade
- Prep: 15 mins
- Total: 15 mins
- Servings: 20
- Yield: 20 servings
- Number of ingredients: 14
- Read more about the recipe here
