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Simple Pork Rib Dry Rub

"I have used this simple rub to make ribs on the barbi in both Memphis, where I learned, and England, where I now live. The dry rub will stop the ribs from burning on the outside, as happens with some wet sauces. This rub is hot and sweet, which makes it perfect for ribs. The proportions of ingredients can be adjusted to taste. On two continents, I've received nothing but compliments for this recipe. I use this for approximately 2 kilograms ribs. "

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Simple Pork Rib Dry Rub

Why it works: Pepper and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 32% of all ingredient pairs, and 19,401 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Simple Pork Rib Dry Rub

2 cups
Prep10 min

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By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Pepper + sugartop 32% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together19,401 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Pepper and sugar share little aroma chemistry, yet 19,401 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs