Santa Maria BBQ Rub

Santa Maria BBQ Rub – Santa Maria, California is in Santa Barbara County, which is the mid-coastal part of California.  Back in the mid 1800’s the local ranchers would have barbecue festivals during the spring for their vaqueros. They cooked their beef in earthen barbecue pits with local red oak, with the meat skewered on metal rods.  Santa Maria style barbecue is beef sirloin tri-tip, period!  This has become one of our favorites, as it is very simple, but very good.  Use high quality, well-marbled beef sirloin tri-tip. Spice Ingredients: hickory smoked Pacific Sea salt, garlic, onion and black pepper, period!   Please click on the RECIPE tab here for detailed cooking instructions. Santa Maria BBQ Rub is available in a 4 oz. spice grinder bottle