Place the ingredients for the rub into a gallon size plastic ziptop bag.
Put the ribs in and seal the top. Shake it around until all the pieces are coated with the spices. Set aside while you get your grill ready and make your side dishes. You want them to sit with the rub on them for about 30 minutes, longer is fine also but that would be the minimum.
Heat your grill so it is hot but not blazing hot, short ribs do have a lot of fat on them that we don't want to totally singe off but you do want to crisp them.
Place the ribs on the grill and cook until they are 140˚ for medium rare. I did 130˚ which was a tad rare for me but everyone looooooved them.
Right before you remove them from the grill, slather some bbq sauce on them.
Serve hot with homemade baked beans and cornbread.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2014/06/crazy-amazing-and-easy-bbq-short-ribs/