Use this to pre-season meat prior to cooking. You can also use it as a marinade by oiling the meat, then coating with the rub, and leaving it in a refrigerator overnight.
The cocoa powder gives a more complex flavor to the blend, and cuts down some of the heat from the blacken.
Mix it all together being careful to break up any lumps of the sugar.
Use this as a marinade, by first coating the meat with a little oil then rubbing this blendin REAL good. Let it marinate at least 4 hours, but overnight is better.
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