Spice-Rubbed Ribs
For grilling, here's the rub I recommend. It's made with a wonderful blend of spices. If you have some left after making ribs, put it in a shaker and use it another day on pork or beef roasts, tenderloins, steaks and more. It's great alone or under sauce. —Cheryl Ewing, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 4 teaspoons onion powder
- 4 teaspoons dried oregano
- 4 teaspoons dried thyme
- 4 teaspoons pepper
- 10 pounds pork baby back ribs
Reviews
Very tasty!! Prepared recipe as directed except we coated ribs several hours before grilling and wrapped in plastic wrap to infuse into the meat. Good balance of ingredients but will add a little more cayenne pepper for more 'kick' the next time. We used grill sheets and they worked very well. Kept down flare ups and didn't affect the flavor. We warmed up some Cookie's original BBQ sauce for dipping and served with a side cucumber salad and corn on the cob. The meal was a huge hit!!
This is a fantastic recipe for a rub. I made it up for my son to use in a BBQ rib cook-off and he did quite well in the competition.
This rub is fantastic. We had baby back ribs and country ribs and used this rub. They cooked on our Big Green Egg three hours at 250 and then wrapped them in foil and cooked another 2 hours. They were literally falling apart good. This rub is the best. Not too hot but a fabulous flavor. This will be our go-to rub recipe from now on.Volunteer Field Editor
This looks like a great recipe. I have been looking for a spicy rib rub for some time. When we were in Austria, we were served wonderful ribs that were seasoned with a dry rub. They had a kick to it. So good. I am tired of the sweet and honey sauces. Why would you smother the flavors of a rub with a sauce?
Wow! I baked these at 275 degrees for 1 hour and 250 for three more hours and they were crisp on the outside and falling off of the bone. Delicious!!
I forgot to add that I use smoked paprika
I have searched through SOOOOO many rub recipes, this one is wonderful. Simple but with LOTS of flavor. I now have requests to not add BBQ sauce over the rub on ribs and chicken, they just prefer to eat it with the rub.
This is one of the best rib recipes I have ever had although I cut down on the Cayenne Pepper by 50% to make it more kid friendly.
I made these and got rave reviews! I baked them first for 2 hours on low heat and then grilled with BBQ sauce. They have quite a kick!!