Kansas City Barbecue Dry Rub

A Terrific Dry Rub for Ribs and More

An excellent dry rub for use on pork shoulder, baby back ribs, St. Louis ribs and much more.

This is a versatile, slightly sweet, Kansas City barbecue dry rub that is great on everything from ribs to pork shoulder. I live in Austin, Texas and this is definitely NOT a Texas style dry rub. Texans pride themselves on being purist, which means for most BBQ, they like a rub made with salt and pepper. That's ok, I like it anyways, particularly on pork.

This Kansas city barbecue dry rub recipe is my adaptation of a recipe by Steve Raichlen in his book, Barbecue Bible Sauces Rubs and Marinades, Bastes, Butters and Glazes (What a title?). Steve, in turn, was given the recipe by the Kansas City Barbecue Society. I have modified it for my tastes.

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Kansas City Barbecue Dry Rub

An excellent dry rub for use on pork shoulder, baby back ribs, St. Louis ribs and much more.

This recipe is my adaptation of a recipe by Steve Raichlen in his book, Barbecue Bible Sauces Rubs and Marinades, Bastes, Butters and Glazes (What a title?). Steve, in turn, was given the recipe by the Kansas City Barbecue Society. I have modified it for my tastes.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine BBQ

Servings 30 servings

Calories 26 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ¾ cup brown sugar packed
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup paprika
• ¼ cup seasoned salt like Lawry’s
• ¼ cup smoked salt
• ¼ cup onion powder
• ¼ cup celery salt
• 2 tbls black pepper freshly ground
• 2 tbls chili powder
• 2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

 

• Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Pulse several times to combine. Cover and store for up to two months away from light and heat.
  

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Nutrition

Serving: 1teaspoonCalories: 26kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1109mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 252IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg

Keyword bbq rub, dry rub

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