An excellent rub for steak is created from a straightforward combination of spices. Any steak can be utilized, however flat iron or flank steak are the finest.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 pounds flat iron steaks
Instructions
- Stir together the paprika, salt, sugar, chili powder, chipotle powder, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and cumin in a small bowl until blended. Rub the seasoning mix all over the flat iron steaks, then wrap them tightly with plastic wrap. Marinate in the refrigerator 2 to 8 hours (the longer the better).
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil grate.
- Cook the steaks on the preheated grill until cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium. Allow the steaks to rest for 5 minutes in a warm location before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 295 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 103 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 32 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 882 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Absolutely perfect every time! Each spice in the rub compliments the other. I marinated mine for about 4 hours and it was plenty of time. When sliced thin and across the grain, each bite is seasoned perfectly, flavorful and tender. With my cut I cooked it on the grill about 3 minutes per side and had a very juicy medium rare after letting it rest about 5 minutes. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I used everything except onion powder because I didn’t have it at home.
Very nice flavor! We didn’t have flat iron steak, so we used steaks we already had in the freezer, but they worked fine. Did notice the brown sugar in it (meaning it wasn’t sweet). We had avocado, rice and peppers with ours. Very good!
I followed this recipe and it was delicious.
This rub is terrific and the cut of meat my new favorite steak.
This was delicious! Left in fridge 24 hours with the spice rub. We didn’t have chipotle seasoning, so just left that ingredient out. The taste and texture were great! A flat iron cut of beef has the gristle removed, and is quite tender on its own. This was my first time using this cut, and I will definitely be using it in the future!
Tasted great! Have made this at least 4 times now and I will continue using this recipe.
I made this today after letting it season for 48 hours. I have to say it was so good, I didn’t want to share it with anyone else. I will be making this again and again and again and again, very often.
This is the best steak rub EVER. I don’t have smoked paprika, so I did normal paprika and half of the salt smoked salt and then add normal salt. I like to make double the recipe also.
this was so delicious.. i used this on thin bone in pork chops that i baked in the oven.. can’t wait to use this when we grill.. only thing i did differently was omitting the brown sugar.. also didn’t “marinate”, just sprinkled on before putting them in the oven.. looking forward to making this again.. ty for the recipe
I don’t usually use dry rubs but this one peeked my interest. Turned out Very Nice! I left it in the frig. For two days because I couldn’t cook it when expected, no matter it was great.
This was excellent. Tender and flavorful.
Oh my goodness. I don’t usually fight my husband for leftovers, but with this recipe I hid the Tupperware container in the back of the refrigerator so he wouldn’t find it. SO delicious, and I didn’t change a thing. Thank you!
I agree with some of the other reviews…it tastes a lot like taco seasoning.
I used this recipe last night with a flat iron steak for fajitas and it was pretty tasty. It gave the steak a nice flavor and man was it tender and juicy. Yummy. Since I was used the rub for one steak, I used a couple of tablespoons to add to the peppers and steak strips with a 1/4 cup of water to make a sauce out of it. Turned out pretty good. I will defiantly be using this rub again.
Awesome! Never had flat iron steak before. What a perfect BBQ we had today!
This made a really good and flavorful steak. We didn’t need any steak sauce on this one!
My boyfriend liked this, but all I could really taste was the chipotle/paprika. However because he liked it, I gave it three stars. I think it was good, but not great. I think next time I will use less paprika.
Nice flavors. I ate half the steak the first night. Used the rest with a veggie stir fry the next night.
Wow, this is a fantastic rub! I didn’t have chipotle chili powder so I just used another teaspoon of regular but it was still out of this world. This will definately be something I use over and over again.
This was an incredible rub which turned a boring ol’ flat iron steak into a tender slab o’ yum! I don’t know why I’ve always relied on marinades as opposed to rubs, but this recipe proved to me beyond a shadow of doubt that dry rubs yield very tender and flavorful results. Thank you!