Dry Rub for Ribs or Chicken

Name: Dry Rub for Ribs or Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons paprika; 1 ½ tablespoons ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon onion powder; 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes

Rating: 4.7 stars

46 Ratings
56 Reviews
22 Photos

Use this delicious rub on ribs or chicken. Rub into ribs or chicken and refrigerate overnight.

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Recipe Summary test

prep:

10 mins

total:

10 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

½ cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons paprika
1 ½ tablespoons ground black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes (Optional)

Directions

Step 1
Whisk brown sugar, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

137 calories; protein 1.5g; carbohydrates 33.9g; fat 0.7g; sodium 1755.8mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (56)

Most helpful positive review

Carolyn LaLumiere Miller

12/28/2015

Perfect and simple dry rub. This is very easy to make and leads to tender, flavorful ribs. I like that it is middle of the road in spiciness and doesn't have any odd flavors. Read More

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(11)

Most helpful critical review

bweinberg77

03/21/2016

The flavor of this rub was nice on baked chicken however I thought it was much too spicy for me and my family (and I usually like spicier foods). Read More

46 Ratings

5 star values: 33
4 star values: 12
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Carolyn LaLumiere Miller

12/28/2015

Perfect and simple dry rub. This is very easy to make and leads to tender, flavorful ribs. I like that it is middle of the road in spiciness and doesn't have any odd flavors. Read More

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(11)

fourmacs2002

03/11/2016

Pretty much followed the recipe with the following exceptions: used 1 tbl spoon smoked paprika and 1 tbl spoon regular, less black pepper, 1/8 tsp cayenne; 1/4 tsp ginger. Delicious!! Read More

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Jess P.

05/31/2015

I absolutely love this rub! I put all ingredients except chilli pepper flakes which I regret it would have gave it a kick! If you like a well balanced rub try this not too sweet and not too spicy! Read More

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(4)

Diana Mc

Allstar

05/19/2015

This rub smells so good. I can not wait to use it tonight on our chicken. Read More

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(2)

Nette Meoneth Lewis

11/03/2019

Instead of salt I used adobo Read More

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lafairb

04/26/2018

Loved it. Marinated the chick overnight in a bag with one large lime & water. Was very tender. Read More

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Craig Nieder

08/12/2017

Made it exact and smoked wings on my pellet grille. 3 hours and turned out fantastic. Sweet and spicy and a little kick every now and then from the red pepper flakes. Read More

Wheresmytoast

09/11/2020

I used it as a dry rub on chicken wings. It was an instant hit with my family and friends! Thumbs way up! Read More

Kc Nordquist

01/13/2017

A decent beginner's rub. We cut down the red pepper flakes to 1/2 teaspoon and the black pepper to 1 teaspoon. We kinda like having the taste buds on our tongue and not flamed away. Read More

bweinberg77

03/21/2016

The flavor of this rub was nice on baked chicken however I thought it was much too spicy for me and my family (and I usually like spicier foods). Read More

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Perfect and simple dry rub. This is very easy to make and leads to tender, flavorful ribs. I like that it is middle of the road in spiciness and doesn't have any odd flavors.

Pretty much followed the recipe with the following exceptions: used 1 tbl spoon smoked paprika and 1 tbl spoon regular, less black pepper, 1/8 tsp cayenne; 1/4 tsp ginger. Delicious!!

I absolutely love this rub! I put all ingredients except chilli pepper flakes which I regret it would have gave it a kick! If you like a well balanced rub try this not too sweet and not too spicy!

This rub smells so good. I can not wait to use it tonight on our chicken.

Instead of salt I used adobo

Loved it. Marinated the chick overnight in a bag with one large lime & water. Was very tender.

Made it exact and smoked wings on my pellet grille. 3 hours and turned out fantastic. Sweet and spicy and a little kick every now and then from the red pepper flakes.

I used it as a dry rub on chicken wings. It was an instant hit with my family and friends! Thumbs way up!

A decent beginner's rub. We cut down the red pepper flakes to 1/2 teaspoon and the black pepper to 1 teaspoon. We kinda like having the taste buds on our tongue and not flamed away.