My favorite pork recipe: Sweet Virginia Heat Spare Ribs

(Editor’s note: Zardrell McKnight is the founder and operator of Z’s Craft BBQ, which will open in Grundy Center at the beginning of 2019. A native of Richmond, Virginia, he relocated to Grundy County earlier this year and hopes to bring the tastes of Texas style BBQ to north central Iowa)
 
Sweet Virginia heat spare ribs
 
Rub ingredients
¼ cup of salt.
¼ cup of black pepper.
½ cup light brown sugar
Garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, mustard powder, and chili powder to taste.
Meat
One rack, pork spare ribs
Instructions
Mix the rub well.
 
With the spare rib, separate the cartilage, get a nice square piece and remove the membrane (St. Louis cut).
 
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