Description
Delicious smoked ribs that are tender and fall off the bone.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 rack ribs (I used 3 1/2 pounds spare ribs)
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2–3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup BBQ Sauce
- 1 foil
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar or sweetener
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (Regular paprika is fine)
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat smoker to 225 degrees.
- Pat the ribs dry. Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs.
- Rub the mustard onto both sides of the ribs and sprinkle the BBQ rub throughout onto both sides of the ribs. Use your hands to press it down into the meat so that it penetrates the meat.
- Allow the ribs to rest with the spices for at least 20 minutes or store the ribs covered and in the refrigerator an hour to overnight.
- Place the ribs on the smoker, meat side up.
- Smoke the ribs uncovered for 3 hours. After an hour and a half, check on the ribs if they appear dry, baste the ribs with 1 tablespoon of melted butter and 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar.
- Grab a large piece of foil (large enough to completely cover the ribs). Drizzle 1 tablespoon of butter onto the bottom of the foil.
- After 3 hours on the smoker, transfer the ribs to the foil, bone side up and meat side down. Drizzle the remaining butter and apple cider vinegar onto the ribs. Seal the foil and place the ribs back on the smoker for 2 hours.
- Remove the ribs from the foil and transfer them back to the smoker meat side up. Smoke the ribs for an additional hour.
- You can drizzle the ribs with the optional BBQ Sauce here or wait 30 minutes. I like to add the sauce 30 minutes prior to when I pull the ribs off the smoker.
- Allow the ribs to rest for 20 minutes prior to serving.
Notes
- You can test the tenderness of the ribs while they are still on the smoker.
- Poke at the bones to gauge the texture of the ribs from the smoker.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Smoking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 rack
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 45g
- Cholesterol: 120mg