BBQ Rub—Kansas City Style

This is probably the best rub around.  Mind you, it’s the sweet kind, and is best on Pork or Chicken.  Not too sure if you’d want to try this on Beef.  The key to using this rub is to cook your meat low and slow.  You don’t want the sugar to burn. 

Cook low and slow, mop your meat with some bbq sauce (though any meat is very good with just the rub!) and serve.  Yummy, yummy, yummy!!

Note:  This recipe can easily be adjusted to suit your personal taste.  It’s very user friendly!!

Ingredients

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup paprika

1/2 tbsp salt

1/2 tbsp pepper

1/2 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp onion powder

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

Mix all the ingredients together and keep in an air tight container.

Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs

This is a recipe that I came up with a few years ago. It’s basic, and is certainly not rocket science, but can I tell you how many times I’ve heard, ‘gosh I wish it was summertime so I could throw some ribs on the grill’!
No, they don’t have the smoky flavor of the grill (you could add a couple drops of liquid smoke in the water), but they are still damn good!!

Serves 2

3 lbs baby back ribs
1 bottle bbq sauce
1/2 an onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
salt & pepper to taste

Directions
Remove the silver skin on the back of the ribs
Season with salt & pepper
Put about a 1/2 cup of water in the bottom of the crock pot.
Layer the ribs in the crockpot.
Place the onion and garlic in cheese cloth, and tie with kitchen string. Place the package next to the ribs, preferably in the water on the bottom of the crock pot.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
Discard the onion and garlic, and place the ribs on a baking sheet.
Brush both sides of the ribs with the BBQ sauce
Cook in 375 degree oven for 10-15 minutes, until the sauce becomes carmalized and adheres nicely to the ribs.

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