Prize-Winning Barbecue Rub

• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup paprika
• 2 1/2 tablespoons coarse sea salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper

1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Sprinkle rub evenly over meat, poultry, or fish. Rub in seasonings with fingers. Grill as desired.
2. Grilled Ribs: Rub 3/4 cup Prize-Winning Barbecue Rub evenly onto 4 pounds pork spareribs in a shallow roasting pan; cover with aluminum foil, and refrigerate overnight. Bake ribs, covered, at 300u0b0 for 3 hours. Drain excess liquid. Brush ribs with some of 1 1/2 cups favorite barbecue sauce (we tested with Sticky Fingers) blended with 1 Tbsp. Prize-Winning Barbecue Rub. Grill ribs, covered, over medium heat (300u0b0 to 350u0b0) for 15 to 20 minutes, basting heavily with rest of sauce. Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
3. Cedar-Planked Barbecue Salmon: Soak 1 cedar plank in water overnight; drain. Place a 2-pound salmon fillet, skin side down, on soaked plank. Sprinkle 2 Tbsp. Prize-Winning Barbecue Rub evenly over flesh side of salmon. Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350u0b0 to 400u0b0) for 25 minutes or until salmon flakes with a fork. Yield: 4 servings.

brown sugar, paprika, salt, ground black pepper, garlic, onion powder, ground ginger, ground cumin, ground red pepper

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/prize-winning-barbecue-rub (may not work)