Summer Cookout Dry Rib Rub

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
• 1 tablespoon granulated onion
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon white pepper

Directions

Combine all in a bowl.  Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs (check out the videos below), then rub generously all over both sides of the slabs.  This recipe makes enough rub for 2-3 slabs of spareribs.

I grill my ribs on a gas grill since I don’t have a smoker.  I light one side of the grill on low heat and place the ribs on foil on the unlit side and cook (grill covered) for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.  I’m being pretty generous with the time intervals because when I’m grilling for a long time like this, I’m usually also doing something else and not keeping precise track of time.

Next cover the ribs with another sheet of foil to seal them and cook for another 1 to 1 1/2 hours letting the steam from the ribs permeate the meat.

Last step is to remove the ribs from the foil and place directly on the grill for 30 minutes letting them dry on the outside.  Keep them on the unlit side of the grill!  At this point, they’ve likely shrunk enough to turn them perpendicular on the grill and

Here’s a couple videos on getting the membrane off the back of the spare ribs: