Rubbin' Lovin'

Memorial Day weekend is the kick off of to barbecue season! Inspired by the Foodnetwork’s non-stop coverage of ribs, I just had to try and make my own. I have never used a rub before but decided that it would be fun to try. I decided to use a brown sugar rub since I had seen so many recipes being done this way. With the help of my sister, we found a rub we liked known as the Kansas City rub, which is a brown sugar based rub.

Kansas City Rub Ingredients:

½ cup brown sugar

¼ cup Paprika

1 tbs garlic powder

1 tbs ground black pepper

1 tbs chili powder

1 teas cayenne pepper

1teas salt

Mix all rub ingredients in a bowl until well combined. Pour over rack of ribs and spread around with hands until completely covered. Let ribs rest for at least an hour to allow the flavors to soak in. (This could be done a day in advanced, just make sure to cover and place in fridge.)

We used two different types of ribs, St Louis pork ribs and country ribs. Both types of ribs have more meat on them than baby back ribs, but you could use this rub on any type of rib.

Cooking Instructions:

 Cook ribs slow and low at 300 degrees for 2-2 ½ hours. The slow and low method creates that juicy, fall off the bone style of meat.  Once the ribs have been cooked, place them on the grill for 3 minutes a side. Add your favorite barbecue sauce to each side, filliping and adding barbecue sauce 2 or 3 times. Once they have a nice crispy outside they are ready to take off the grill.

Let ribs rest about ten minutes before cutting into them to allow all the wonderful juices to absorb back into meat. Enjoy the flavorful ribs alongside some baked beans, corn on the cob and some grilled veggies! There are plenty great times to barbecue during the summer so try this one out and impress your friends!