My new favourite rub for ribs

[Len Dennis]

Tried this on some oven-roast back ribs last night (too much snow still here to smoke IMO) and OMG, it is soooooooo good.

Coffee Spice Rub​

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons ground coffee
1 tablespoon coarse salt (kosher or sea)
1 tablespoon dark-brown sugar
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and break up any lumps with your fingers or a whisk.

Used all of this on 5lb BB and you have to know, I do like sauce on my ribs but as this was a first-time use, I had to sample "naked" ribs.

No sauce used !

All the flavours just blend perfectly and not one stands out by itself. I thought the coffee or cocoa might but nope, could not identify them singly.

Just an overall smooth flavour to these.

BTW, 5 lb BB in a covered roasting pan at 275o for exactly 3 hr. Still a bit of pull/chew to them when done but bones came away clean.

Baby Back Ribs with Coffee Spice Rub

www.almanac.com

 

[Joan]

LEN, THANK YOU!!!!!!!

 

[Len Dennis]

Now, the ground coffee I used was fresh medium ground from beans. Reading the comment there, it's suggested to do a find grind in a blender. MAYBE instant?? Dunno about that but doing this medium grind, there was no bitterness nor chunky stuff. I also smeared yellow mustard on them. I don't usually but I thought it would help dissolve the coffee better than just the natural juices released from the meat when spices (salt) applied.