| Total: | 5 hr 15 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 5 hr |
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup paprika
- 2 teaspoons chili seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup salt
- 2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 rack Baby Back Ribs
- Barbecue Rub
- Apple juice in a spritzer
- 2 cups BBQ sauce, your favorite
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in shaker and use as “rub” on the following meats.
- Peel membrane off the back of each slab. Then rinse the slab off to get rid of bone dust. Dry with cotton towel. Take shaker of “rub” and lightly coat both sides of meat.
- Preparing smoker: Put charcoal in chimney with paper underneath and light. (Do not use charcoal lighter-it will taint the flavor of the meat.) Let coals get hot, about 30 minutes. Transfer coals into smoker, and add 1 hickory log per hour on top of charcoal if smoker is big. (Adjust if using small smoker.) Wait until temperature of smoker reaches 220 degrees. Leave damper open so you don’t trap stale smoke in chamber. Over course of cooking, maintain heat with additional coal and wood, as needed. After placing ribs inside smoker, spritz with apple juice once an hour. After about 3 hours, when meat is nice dark color, spritz one last time and wrap in foil. Let ribs cook in foil for another 2 hours, giving you a total cook time of 5 hours. You can feel when the ribs are tender rather than rubbery (they bend rather than bounce back). Unwrap them (carefully), lift them out of juice and place on cutting board, brush on room temperature BBQ Sauce. Slice into individual ribs and serve.
Reviews
Rib folks…one more personal opinion…re: this recipe…taste, texture, etc.
As my husband and I travel, we have eaten BBQ ribs. Each time, the flavors and textures vary.
THIS recipe is delicious.
Annie, Fremont, CA
As my husband and I travel, we have eaten BBQ ribs. Each time, the flavors and textures vary.
THIS recipe is delicious.
Annie, Fremont, CA
The rub was just ok. Very sugary and not much flavor. I added more paprika, chili powder and garlic powder and it was still fairly bland.
The rub was awesome
WOW! These were great. I used my own rub, but followed the cooking instructions. The meat was done perfectly, falling off the bone, but not dry. I can’t wait to make them again. Thank you!
The most tender,and flavorfull ribs I have ever had.
These ribs were not quite as great as Memphis ribs but they are still good. Make a good weekend cookout.
the whole family enjoyed them
I have tried many recipes for baby back ribs. This is by far the best that I’ve had. Many of my friends have also tried them and feel the same as I do. The meat literally falls off the bone!
I’m now famous with family and neighbors as a result of this recipe!!!Ribs on smoking as I write and guests are salivating.Have dozens of recipes for ribs etc but not one is as good as this one. Only way to cook a brisket!!!!
This is a smokin Rib rub. highly recommended