Photo: Ribs with Big Daddy Rub Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 pounds St. Louis style ribs
- 2 cups Big Daddy Rub, recipe follows
- 2 liters cola (recommended: Coca-Cola)
- 4 cups water
- Apple Cider Buttermilk Dipping Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Rub ribs with 1 cup Big Daddy Rub until evenly coated on both sides. Allow ribs to marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Place ribs in 2 large roasting pans and cover with the cola and water. Cover with foil and cook in oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove ribs from oven and allow to cool. Slice ribs into individual-size pieces.
Preheat grill over medium-high heat.
Place ribs on the grill. Brush on apple cider-buttermilk sauce. Cook for additional 5 minutes.
In a large bowl, toss ribs with another 1 cup of rub until well coated. Spread ribs out on a sheet tray and bake in the oven for an additional 20 minutes until caramelized.
Serve alongside a cider-buttermilk sauce, chipotle aioli, or harissa rouille.
Big Daddy Rub:
- 3 cups brown sugar
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 1/4 cup smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons hot chili powder
- 2 tablespoons cayenne
- 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
In a medium sized bowl, mix all ingredients until well combined.
Yield: 4 cups
Apple Cider Buttermilk Dipping Sauce:
- 2 cups apple cider
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
In a medium pot add apple cider, sugar and red pepper on medium high heat. Reduce by half. Pour mixture into a separate bowl. Add buttermilk. Mix thoroughly and add lemon juice and zest.
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By drthom29_4760676
lakeview, NY
on May 14, 2013
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amazing!
By kstrange
Chicago, IL
on April 07, 2013
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Very good! Seeing as how its still a little chilly outside, we baked ours the whole way. 1 1/2 hours covered, take out let cool, brush with buttermilk sauce/add more dry rub, broil 500 degrees 10 minutes. Perfect!
By ledoane
kailua-kona, Hawaii
on December 06, 2012
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ohhh emmm geeee!!!! This is sooo good!!! I am not fond of spicy ribs so i omitted some of da hot stuff. I used half smoked paprika and half regular paprika of the 1/4c. I used 2tbsp of regular chili powder, 1 tsp cayenne, 1 tbsp pepper, 1 tsp flakes. I didnt grill so i dipped da ribs into da sauce and broil for 5 minutes then I rub da dry rub on da ribs as directed and turning them so da caramelization is even. Da sauce and da dry rub oh boy they are soooo ono (hawaiian word for delicious. I will try brisket next time. Aloha!!!
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