The best place to start barbecue ribs is the rub. The following rib rub recipes will give your ribs an authentic barbecue flavor. Some of the recipes will give you spicy hot ribs, some sweet while others savory. Making rib rub is easy since all you need is to combine all the provided ingredients together, transfer them to a container that is air-tight and kept aside before being used.

Sweet and Savory Spare Rib Rub

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Brown sugar

1 cup

Paprika

½ cup

Salt

2 tbsp.

Black pepper

1 tbsp.

White pepper

1 tbsp.

Cayenne Pepper

1 tbsp.

Garlic powder

1 tbsp.

Onion powder

1 tbsp.

Time & Yield

Total Time

30 minutes

Yield

2 cups

Kansas City Rib Rub

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Brown sugar

120ml or ½ cup

Paprika

60ml or ¼ cup

Black pepper

15ml or 1 tbsp.

Salt

15ml or 1 tbsp.

Chili powder

15ml or 1 tbsp.

Garlic powder

15ml or 1 tbsp.

Onion powder

15ml or 1 tbsp.

Cayenne

15ml or 1 tbsp.

Time & Yield

Total Time

40 minutes

Yield

A little over 1 cup

Memphis Rub

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Paprika

¼ cup

Dark brown sugar

1 tbsp

White sugar

1 tbsp

Salt

2 teaspoons

Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

2 teaspoons

Celery salt

1 teaspoon

Black pepper, grounded

1 teaspoon

Cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon

Dry mustard

1 teaspoon

Garlic powder

1 teaspoon

Onion powder

1 teaspoon

Time & Yield

Total Time

10 minutes

Yield

0.5 cup

Best Odds Rib Rub

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Paprika

⅓ cup

Basil, grounded

2 tbsp.

Onion powder

3 tbsp.

Black pepper

1 tbsp.

Dry mustard

3 tbsp.

Salt

1tbsp.

Garlic powder

3 tbsp.

Red pepper

2 tbsp. (1 tbsp. if you need it hot)

Time & Yield

Total Time

10 minutes

Yield

1 ¼ cups

Chipotle Dry Rub

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Brown sugar

2 tbsp.

Chipotle pepper, ground   dried

2 tbsp.

Paprika

1 tbsp.

Mustard powder, dried

1 tbsp.

Cumin, grounded

1 tbsp.

Salt

1 tbsp.

Time & Yield

Total Time

5 minutes

Yield

½ cup

Beef Rib Rub

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Paprika

60ml or ¼ cup

Chili powder

60ml or ¼ cup

Brown sugar

60ml or ¼ cup

Black pepper, grounded

60ml or ¼ cup

Cayenne

15ml or 1 tbsp.

Garlic powder

15ml or 1 tbsp.

Salt

15ml or 1 tbsp.

Time & Yield

Total Time

10 minutes

Yield

1 cup

Mustard Rub

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Dijon mustard

2 cups

Parsley, minced

1 cup

Lemon or orange peel, dried

½ cup  

Rosemary leaves, crushed

½ cup

Black pepper

¼ cup

Salt

1 tbsp.

Time & Yield

Total Time

14 minutes

Yield

3½ cups

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