Asian rib rub

[JCGrill]

I wanted to do kind of a riff on Asian ribs. There are some great recipes on this site, but I didn't want to marinade, I just wanted to rub. Here's what I came up with.

1/4 cup smoked paprika
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons hot dry mustard
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon ground star anise
1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons​​​​​ ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

This should be enough for a couple of racks. Obviously no salt, because I dry brined, and I expect you would too. I would love it if you tried it and gave me your opinion.

[RonB]

Sounds good.

[HawkerXP]

Will have to give this a try, thanks!

[BBQ_Steve-O]

I'm doing a few racks Monday. I'll try this one and see how goes. Thanks!

[EdF]

Looking pretty close to being "five spice powder" based. Should be great!

[EdF]

Well, what you listed above looks awesome regardless!

[BBQ_Steve-O]

Five spice also has cloves and fennel. This would be better for my tastes because it DOESN'T have cloves.

[JCGrill]

BBQ_Steve-O you and I are on the same page. I don't mind five spice, but clove is not what I was going for here. Fennel to me isn't a lot different than anise, didn't feel like I needed both.

[HouseHomey]

Smokey, salty from the brine, bitter and sweet. Should be good.

[N227GB]

Thanks for this!