Ribs with Big Daddy Rub

Recipe courtesy Aaron McCargo, Jr.

Show: Big Daddy's HouseEpisode: Life is a Beach

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (64)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(64)

Cook Time:
2 hr 20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 2 hr 20 min
Total:: 2 hr 55 min

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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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Vickie Winthrop, MN 11-02-2009
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Big hit will make these again
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these just the other night and they were a huge hit. They were a bit of work and hat to cut them down to about 4 ribs... or so between my pans but I just added coke and water to each one and put them in the oven. Mine took quite a bit longer to cook than what it stated in the recipe I probably cooked them another hour but I did have 3 pans cooking at once. I didn't put them on the grill at all but cooked them cut all the ribs individually and rubbed them again put in my oven for another 20 minutes. Mine were very tender which is the way my family likes them. No other dipping sauce was necessary.Read more
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KimLi Holtsville, NY 10-28-2009
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Best Ribs you will ever make.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Not difficult to make but takes some time. It is well worth it though. It is a recipe I use over and over again.
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Thurman Plano, TX 10-26-2009
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Not just for Ribs!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I didn't have any ribs to cook, so I mixed the rub, and applied it to a pork roast and some chicken legs. It was great!! Just... enough spice to kick up the taste, but still mild enough for the kids. Ribs are next!! THANKS FOR THIS RECIPE!!Read more
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K grain, MO 09-11-2009
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Best Rub Ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband and I both loved this recipe. Not too sweet, not too spicy - it's a just right blend. Will use it again and... again. Read more
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Jenelle Coon Rapids, MN 09-02-2009
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St. Louis Style Ribs
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

St. Louis style ribs are prepared by cutting through the cartilage near the ends of the ribs. This meat that is trimmed away... is called rib tips, and can be cooked separately. More often than not there will be a loose flap of meat that runs along the slab, this is the skirt and it should also be removed. Finally in preparing spare ribs St. Louis style is the removal of the tough membrane. Slide a butter knife under the membrane and pry it up, at which point you can grab a hold of it and peel it off. If it tears anywhere along the way, just repeat the process. What you have now is spare ribs prepared St. Louis Style. All that is left at this point is spicing it up with your favorite rub and throwing it on the barbecue. Aaron; Your recipe was great, everyone in my family has this recipe now and will use no other. I just wanted your reviewers to know what a St. Louis Style Rib was. Thanks again Jenelle Read more
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susan chester, NJ 08-21-2009
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Delicious!!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The thought of cooking ribs in Coke did not really appeal to me...but I gave it a try and I love the results. I've made them... several times now and have gotten rave reviews! I started out by reducing amount of the 'hot' items in the rub( my husband doesn't like too spicy). I marinate with the rub using babyback ribs or spareribs...haven't found St Louis style ribs yet. After cooking in the Coke ...I remove the ribs from the liquid and sprinkle on more rub and return to the oven for 1/2 hour to caramelize. I skipped the grill entirely...it just seemed to dry them out....and I didn't really like the dipping sauce anyway. One of the reviewer commented that this was not really BBQ...but the the recipe doesn't refer to them as BBQ...anyway...thanks Aaron...they're a big hit in my house!Read more