Easy Homemade Pork Seasoning

This pork seasoning is the perfect blend of delicious spices. It only takes about 5 minutes to whip up and will elevate your meals for months to come! Homemade seasonings are so easy and delicious! I always like to keep my favorites on hand like this taco seasoning, this seasoning salt or this delicious homemade chicken seasoning! They are perfect for any recipes but in the summer I especially love to use them for grilling!

Homemade Pork Seasoning Recipe

If you aren’t seasoning your pork before you cook it then you are missing the most imporatnt step! Adding in a blend of spices as a rub to your meat will make ittaste so delicious and flavorful. This pork seasoning blend is no exception! It’s a perfectly rich and deep flavor that includes onion and garlic, some cumin and chili for some extra spice and my favorite part? The brown sugar. The brown sugar adds a deep, sweet taste so that there isn’t any heat but just a whole lot of flavor! I have always loves pork but adding this seasoning to it will really take your dish up a notch. Plus, making pork seasoning (or any seasoning) from scratch is great because you know exactly what is in it. You can customize it to your liking! This mades the best pork chop seasoning so you definitely need to try it first on this delicious air fryer pork. You will love it!

Ingredients in Homemade Pork Seasoning

The secret about homemade seasonings is that you probably already have all of these pantry ingredients! You just need instructions on how to combine them to make a delicious seasoning (like this one!). Check out the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact measurements.

Brown Sugar: Mixing the deep, sweet flavor of brown sugar with some spices is the perfect marriage of flavor. Chili Powder: This won’t add much heat with this amount of chili powder. But of you like heat, add in a little bit more! Cumin: The sweet, earthy flavor of cumin really brings this seasoning up a notch. Onion Powder: The onion powder adds in a lot of flavor. Garlic Powder: I think that every recipe should have garlic in it! Dried Thyme: This brings in a clasic flavor. Kosher Salt and Black Pepper: The salt and pepper will enhance all of the flavors in the seasoning mix.

How to Make Homemade Seasoning

This pork seasoning recipe will take you less than 5 minutes to make and will stay good in your cupboard for months! Make sure to store it correctly (instructions below) and it will last you a while! It makes the perfect dry rub for your meat!

Make a spice rub: Combine 3 tablespoons of seasoning with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Rub on about 1 lb of tenderloin. Allow the seasonings to sit on the pork for 20 minutes or up to 24 hours if stored in the fridge in a sealable plastic bag. This seasoning is also delicious when grilling or baking pork as well.

Once you are done combining your spices, place it in an airtight container and store it in a cool, dry place. It will last about 6 months.

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All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.