So I spoke about this in the videos, but the recipe I kind of followed the most was from Homesick Texan’s Dr Pepper Sticky Ribs Recipe.
The main differences though-
1) The rub- the main difference was that I didn’t have brown sugar, so I used the cane sugar I like for my espresso, and I didn’t use too much. I’ll list my rub ingredients below.
But the main thing in the rub was that I was running out of pepper. As in, lame shaker pepper. I just have peppercorns. So I put a bunch of them down on my table and hand-crushed them using the back of a ramekin. A lot of the peppercorns weren’t too crushed because of this, they were chunky- and that carried over to the ribs – it surprisingly even added some heat.
2) I didn’t use Dublin Dr. Pepper and
3) I made big changes in the glaze/sauce. Why did I do that? Because I was about out of all groceries and didn’t feel like going shopping, so I improvised.
Her glaze (which I’m sure is damn good):
2 cups of Dr Pepper
1 cup of ketchup
1/2 cup of mustard
1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons of molasses
2-4 teaspoons of chipotle powder
Mine:
2 cups of Dr Pepper
1 cup of ketchup
1/2 cup of mustard
**1/4 cup of wine/rice & balsamic vinegar (I was out of almost all vinegars)
**3-4 tablespoons of Agave Syrup (I didn’t have any molasses)
**4 teaspoons of chipotle powder (I maxed out on this)
2 teaspoons of ancho chile
1 Tablespoon of Comino (Cumin)
Rub:
1/4 cup of salt
**1/4 cup of black pepper – see pepper comment above
1/4 cup of brown sugar cane sugar
4 teaspoons of mustard powder I ran out of mustard powder making this, I think I added more chipotle
1/2 teaspoon of cayenne ancho chile powder
2 teaspoons of chipotle powder
1/2 teaspoon of allspice out of allspice, I used cumin
Again, I think that the 1/2 “shaker” pepper and 1/2 peppercorn mix turned out pretty well, I should think about getting a mortar and pestle though (or a much bigger pepper grinder).
And just a warning – if you don’t like spiciness, back off on the chipotle- I like it spicy and love that smoky pepper taste and smell though.
