Sunday 11 March 2012

BBQ. Noun vs. verb................from Rico

I have long maintained that merely slathering something with a sauce and calling it "barbecue" was nothing more than a noun.
- A bad noun.

BBQ (or barbacoa) properly done is a verb.

Now I happen to favor the Memphis-style dry rub babyback ribs, and have been working for years in my secret hillbilly laboratory to perfect a dry rub that 'worked.' I think I may have done it, by Jove!
- Having just hickory-smoked a rack of dry-rubbed ribs, this may be as close to a "eureeka" moment as it gets, and I no longer see any purpose in keeping the long-evolving recipe "secret" any longer.

The dry rub mix:
- equal portions of coriander powder, ground thyme, cayenne, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika
- 1/8 portion of Kosher or Sea salt
- a double portion of both dark brown sugar and instant coffee

Absolutely THE most satisfying taste I have achieved yet (although the smoker really helps things along).
- I think this will be my 'base' for barbecuing other meats...

5 comments:

Neal4007 said...

What is a"double portion"?
Please define!!

Anonymous said...

Define "double portion"
This sounds GREAT!!

Hobo said...

It means twice as much sugar and instant coffee as the other main ingredients. So if you're using 1 tbsp for your main ingredients, use 2 tbsp of sugar and coffee.

This rub sounds good, I'm going to give it a try.

Theo Spark said...

Fair question. Whether one uses a tablespoon or a cup or 'whatever' as their measure, that is a "portion"...hence a "double portion" is merely twice the unit of measure used for the other spices.
- In my case, I bought some spices at the grocer's for most of this stuff (I had the salt, dark brown sugar & instant coffee already at hand) when I made the current batch...I used the entire contents of each which were a wee bit over an oz. (or 45g) so they became my portion, thus 2oz/90g became the double-portions.

Since I rather insist on having some taste and flavor in my food (and many of my friends are inclined towards the bland Swedish-style of cooking), this worked a treat for me!

Good on you for asking, no one else did (although they 'may' run into the problem if/when they ever try this)!

Cheers,
Rico

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing. I'll give it a try!