Dry Rub for Barbecued Ribs

Submitted by DeeBee

"This is a great dry rub. My friend Barb gave it to me."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 8 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 5 -6 lbs baby back ribs
• barbecue sauce

directions

1. Mix all herb and spice ingredients.
2. Rub over both sides of ribs.
3. Let sit in refrigerator for a couple hours or overnight.
4. Bake in covered pan at 325 degrees F.
5. for 2 1/2-3 hours or until done.
6. At this time you can refrigerate until ready to barbecue or immediately put on moderately heated grill and brush your favorite barbecue sauce over them while turning and heating through.

Reviews

[Ann Stone]

I prefer "dry ribs" not dripping with any sauce. Just tried this today on 2 slabs of ribs - cooked them slow and low (3 hours at about 250 degrees) great flavor - sweet but sorta spicy. They don't NEED any sauce!

 

[PA Cindy]

The rub had such a wonderful aroma after mixing. I used this on boneless chicken fingers. They were really good. This was my first time using a rub so I put it on sparingly. Next time I will use more before putting it on the grill.

 

[Liza at Food.com]

BEST RIBS EVER. Only thing I do differently is that once I've got them good and rubbed, I drizzle honey on the ribs before closing up in foil. We serve a little more BBQ sauce at the table after brushing on the ribs while they are on the grill. These are my GO TO ribs for summer and everyone FREAKS OUT when I make them. Thanks so much for posting!

 

[EmilyStrikesAgain]

This is an incredible rub mixture and will be what I use going forward. Had all the ingredients on hand. I doubled the recipe and used it on 2 slabs of baby backs. Rubbed them the night before a party and let them "marinate" wrapped in the fridge overnight. Then cooked them for 5 hours at 200*. Kept them covered in foil for the first 4, then removed the foil for the last hour to get them crispy. Didn't bother broiling/applying BBQ since we prefer just a dry rub.

 

[MarlaM]

We loved this!! I took the ribs to my DH's birthday BBQ and got so many complements! I've since used this rub on country style ribs and that was great too. Thank you for posting! Edit: I don’t know how many years it’s been since I posted the above review, but this has become my go to recipe for rub. I’ve used it on both smoked and grilled ribs and chicken, and smoked pork belly. I’m the cook for most family get togethers and this recipe has made me look like a pro for 10+ years. Thanks again for this great recipe!