Steak Rub – Longhorn Steak Seasoning

The best steak rub is below. This copycat Longhorn Steak seasoning recipe gives you your usual steak at home. Steaks never tasted so good at home with this dry rub recipe. The cornstarch and brown sugar create a crispy crust on the steak that locks in tons of flavor. Bold flavor is what you will get in this signature blend of spices.

What we love about this steak dry rub is that it requires only a few ingredients. Rub all over the steaks, cover, and place in the fridge to marinate for a bit. This Longhorn Steakhouse Grill Seasoning is a blend of flavors with a hint of sweetness from the brown sugar.

Reasons to Make This Longhorn Steak Rub

• This recipe is a good steak blend for all cuts of steak.
• You get a tender steak as you allow the rub to soak into the meat. It will help tenderize and flavor for a fantastic steak.
• You can easily adapt the recipe to make enough seasoning for more steaks or keep it a minimal blend and use it for a pound of steak instead.
• Kids and adults will both enjoy this recipe.

We use this dry steak rub every time we cook steaks. It is our go-to rub. It’s a no-fail recipe that seasons your steak perfectly. We toss our seasoned steaks on our Green Mountain Pellet Grill.

Let them sizzle and soak in the smoke for the ultimate beef steaks at home. The char seasoning is great for gas, charcoal, or even pellet grills, like we did. Feel free to make this bold blend.

What Seasonings To Use For Dry Steak Rub

• Kosher Salt
• Cornstarch
• Smoked paprika
• Chili powder
• Black pepper
• Garlic powder
• Garlic Salt
• Onion powder

How to Make

Complete directions for this Longhorn Steak seasoning are in the recipe card below, along with measurements.

Grab your measuring spoons and spices and create your dry rub in a bowl. Mix it all up, and then liberally season all sides on the steaks.

We then place the steaks on aluminum foil and tightly wrap them. We allow the steaks to sit in the fridge to soak up all the seasonings.

How Many Steaks Can You Season With This Recipe

2-4 steaks, depending on the size, are what you will get out of this dry rub steak recipe.

We cooked up two large ribeye steaks and used all the dry rub on the steaks.

While it looks like a lot of rub mix, you want to pack on the mixture, pressing it into the meat. It adds an insane flavor to the steak.

So, every bite tastes better than ordering from your usual restaurant.

Tips For Success

To be honest, this answer can vary. For dry rub on steaks, we do a minimum of 4 hours up to 12 hours.

The longer the rub sits on the steak, the more flavor it imparts. If you prefer, you can even let your steaks marinate with the dry rub overnight.

Man Grates

We use these man grates on our pellet grill. They are made to help sear the steak. But also the design allows the smoke and juice that drips down to season the meat even more by the smoke it releases.

We have owned these for about 12 years, and they still work amazingly. We cook brats, burgers, steaks, and more on these grates.

If you enjoy grilling, you will find these man grates worth the investment. No special cleaning is required; just use your brush to clean them off before each use.

The more you cook, the more seasoned they become!

What Steaks Are Best For Grilling

• Ribeyes
• Kc Strips
• Flat Iron Steaks
• T-bones
• Porterhouse

The list can go on and on. Reaching for a quality steak will give you that tender and flavorful steak you want.

When steaks are on the grill, we generally reach for KC strips or Ribeyes but feel free to use your usual cut of meat.

What is available in your area will also depend on where you live. Pair your steak with this summer berry salad!

Practical notes

What temperature to cook steaks on pellet grill?

The hotter, the better! We allow our grill to cook at 500 degrees and fully let it heat up and maintain the temperature for at least 5 minutes before we toss steaks on. You hear that sizzle as soon as you place your steaks on your hot pellet grill! This will help crisp up that dry rub on the outside while leaving you a juicy steak inside.

Can we reduce the salt in this recipe?

Of course. Go right ahead and do a 1/4 teaspoon of salt, or even less if you need. There is no need if you need to reduce sodium to use as much salt.

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Ingredients

Makes 4 steaks

• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon corn starch
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2-4 Steaks

Equipment

• Pellet Grill
• Measuring Spoons

Method

1. In a bowl, you will want to put your salt, brown sugar, corn starch, garlic salt, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, chili powder, and pepper.
2. Stir the steak rub around and then add the seasoning to all sides of your steaks. You will want to apply it liberally.
3. Then place seasoned steaks in aluminum foil and cover and place in the fridge for up to 4 hours.
4. To cook steaks you will turn your pellet grill on and heat to 500 degrees.
5. Then place your steaks on the hot grill and cook 4-8 minutes per side depending on the doneness of your steak.
6. The cook time will vary depending on the thickness of your steaks. So use your best judgment.
7. This copycat Longhorn Steak rub is so easy, and a very savory rub to use on all your cuts of steak. This steak recipe works for up to 4 steaks.

Kitchen notes

Make this seasoning and store in an airtight container or even sealable bag. This will store for 6 months if you want to make in advance. This dry rub steak seasoning works on any cut – KC Strip, New York, Ribeye, Flat Iron, etc. Adjust the recipe to fit however many steaks you want. Generally, this dry rub is used on 2 large steaks or 4 regular-sized. The brown sugar helps to create that crust, it doesn’t really offer much sweetness if you are worried about the sugar.