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Spareribs with Savory Sage Rub

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"Sage is the dominant spice in this rub for spareribs. I usually pour barbeque sauce over the ribs during the last 15 minutes of cooking. I've received many compliments for this recipe -- Enjoy!" — Donald Green

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1 tablespoon ground sage
1 tablespoon lemon pepper
2 teaspoons dried rosemary

1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
4 pounds pork spareribs

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Directions

Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
In a small bowl, mix sage, lemon pepper, dried rosemary, garlic powder and dried thyme. Rub the mixture into pork spareribs.
Place ribs on the prepared grill. Turning often, slowly cook approximately 2 hours, or to desired doneness.

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PREP 10 mins
COOK 2 hrs
READY IN 2 hrs 10 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Jan 25, 2004

This is easily a 5 recipe, for ease and flavor and LOW CARBS (0.8)! My BBQ was stolen, so I cooked the spareribs in the oven instead. 4 pounds of them at 350 for 1 hour. Should've taken them out after 40, as they were pretty dry. MY fault though. The flavor was great and it was oh, so, so easy. Thank you, Mr. Green!

—Joan

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Sep 21, 2009

After having enjoyed numerous recipes from this site I am sorry to say this is the worst one I have ever attempted to follow. What is meant by turning up the heat on the barbecue yet one is to cook the ribs slowly? They were mostly charcoal after just 1 hour. The only tasty part about the result was the barbecue sauce.

—niaguy

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Jan 25, 2004

This is an excellent rub. I actually used it on pork chops with nothing else. The chops came out with a great flavor that my husband and I both liked. I have some left and will use it on other meats to see how they come out.

—Navy_Mommy

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Apr 23, 2009

This was really yummy and super easy. I used country style ribs instead of spare ribs, which cut the cook time down signifigantly. I let the meat sit for about a 1/2 hour after spreading the rub mix on. I turned the grill on LOW and basted with sweet baby rays honey bbq sauce when there were about 10 minutes left to cook, my boyfriend likes spicy so I used some Famous Daves Devils Spit on his as well. The total cook time was about a 1/2 hour.

—tinagail

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Apr 12, 2008

I was looking for a sage rub for chicken when I ran across this one and decided to give it a try....it was PERFECT. Just enough spice to enhance the flavor of the chicken but not over-powering. I'm having some friends over for ribs tomorrow and will try it again. Stay tuned!!

—TERBEAR321

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Jul 29, 2009

I made this and everyone loved it!

—SouthernMDGirl

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Jul 07, 2010

I used fresh sage from our garden, finely minced; freshly ground tellicherry pepper; 4 cloves of garden garlic pulverized in a small processor; fresh garden rosemary & thyme very finely minced; 2 tbs. fresh lemon juice; 2 tbs virgin olive oil. Slow cooked the ribs on gas grill with a smokebox full of alder chips - 6 hours @ 225 degrees, indirect heat. Used country-style ribs...what a great recipe! What a great dinner! Yummy! Five+ stars! Thanks for posting this!

—skipcashwell

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Jun 28, 2009

This recipe was great for spareribs! For the last 30 minutes I used the Delicious Barbeque Sauce by blond on these website, and my ribs were awesome! I marinated the ribs overnight and cooked them in the oven for 1 and 1/2 hours on 350 degrees

—JENNI24

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Nutrition

Calories
632 kcal
32%

Carbohydrates
0.8 g
< 1%

Cholesterol
181 mg
60%

Fat
53.2 g
82%

Fiber
0.4 g
1%

Protein
35.2 g
70%

Sodium
357 mg
14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Spareribs with Savory Sage Rub

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 632
Calories from Fat: 479

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 53.2g 82 %
Saturated Fat 17.1g 86 %
Cholesterol 181mg 60 %
Sodium 357mg 14 %
Potassium 562mg 16 %
Total Carbohydrates 0.8g < 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 1 %
Protein 35.2g 70 %
** Sugars 0.2g
Vitamin A < 1 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 6 %
Iron 25 %
** Thiamin 141 %
Niacin 129 %
Vitamin B6 83 %
Magnesium 14 %
Folate 1 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.