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Rib Rub Award Winning Recipe
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Rib Rub Award Winning Recipe

This is an article about making stellar ribs using the most effective means of adding flavor to that particular cut of meat, the dry rub. As it may have become obvious from looking over this recipe, a rub can be as simple or as complex as you make it.

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Rib Rub
Servings: 4
Calories: 48kcal

Equipment

  • A modest-sized bowl

Ingredients

  • Paprika, 3/4 cup

  • Sugar, white, 1/2 cup

  • Garlic, granulated, 1/4 cup

  • Sugar, brown, 1/8 cup

  • Powder, chili, 2 tbsp

  • Salt, 2 tbsp

  • Pepper, cayenne, 1 tbsp

  • Cumin, 1 tbsp

  • Pepper, black, 1 tbsp

  • Oregano, 2 tsp

  • Powder, onion, 2 tsp

  • Thyme, 1 tsp

Instructions

  • Pool all of the ingredients into a modest-sized bowl



  • Use a whisk, but it feels more appropriate to use a spoon or even just your hands to evenly distribute the various substances involved. 

  • Remember that you are going to be cooking ribs, a food that no one is supposed to finish eating without getting some on their fingers.

Nutrition

Serving: 30g | Calories: 48kcal