Norm's BBQ Rib Rub & BBQ Pork Rib Recipe

RIB RUB:

Combine in a container:

• 1 cup yellow or brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sea salt
• 4 Tbsp black pepper
• 2 Tbsp smoked paprika
• 2 Tbsp cayenne pepper (1 for less-spicy ribs)
• 1 Tbsp ground cumin
• 1 Tbsp ground celery seed
• 1 Tbsp granulated garlic
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground chipotle chili pepper

Shake or stir and store airtight.

Norm's BBQ Pork Ribs

Ingredients:

• 1 or more racks of pork side or back ribs
• canola oil cooking spray 
• rib rub (recipe above)
• wood pellets (mix of maple, hickory, cherry, mesquite) for smoker box
• aluminum foil wrap
• BBQ tongs & spatula
• spray bottle (optional)
• Mop Mixture (recipe below)
• BBQ sauce (optional)
• beer (for Norm to drink)

Note: Norm uses a Weber Summit BBQ with a built-in smoker box.

1. Clean ribs of excess fat, leaving the membrane on.
2. Spray both sides of ribs with canola oil cooking spray.
3. Coat both sides of ribs generously with Rib Rub, saving 7 or so Tbsp of Rub mixture for the Mop Mixture and BBQ Sauce (recipes below.)
4. Warm up BBQ grill to indirect medium heat.
5. Fill smoker box with wood pellets, refilling periodically as necessary.Norm uses Traeger Signature Blend (Hickory/Maple/Cherry)Wood Pellets, with some Mesquite wood pellets added.
6. Turn smoker box on.
7. Put the rub-coated ribs on the preheated grill
8. After 10 minutes, turn BBQ burners off, leaving only the smoker box on.
9. BBQ temperature gauge should read 200-220 degrees F. Adjust smoker box flame accordingly.
10. Every hour or so, spritz from a spray bottle, or drizzle the ribs with:

Mop Mixture:

• 1/4 cup apple cider or white vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 2 Tbsp Rib Rub (recipe above)

Cook ribs for approximately 5 hours for back ribs, 6 hours for side ribs or until meat has an internal temperature of about 175 degrees F.

11. On a sheet of tin foil, drizzle your favorite BBQ sauce OR a mixture of this

BBQ Sauce:

• 2-3 Tbsp Rib Rub 
• 1/4 cup Mop Mixture
• 3 Tbsp brown or yellow sugar

12. Place the ribs top side down on the mixture on the tin foil. For saucier ribs, use more BBQ sauce.

13. Wrap the ribs with the foil. Put back on the grill for 15-20 minutes, with grill on low indirect heat.

14. Take ribs off grill and leave wrapped until ready to eat, a minimum of 20 minutes.

If desired, serve with your favorite BBQ sauce on the side.

For these ribs (pictured) Norm used Heinz Memphis Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce.