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Southern Barbecue Ribs

American dish with st. louis style/cut pork spareribs, barbecue rub, kansas city barbecue sauce.

Southern Barbecue Ribs
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Ingredients

  • 2 slabs st. louis style/cut pork spareribs
  • 6 tbsp barbecue rub
  • 1 cup kansas city barbecue sauce
  • to taste apple wood chunks

Steps

  1. Season the ribs with the barbecue rub.
  2. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  3. Place chunks into the firebox of a 250°F smoker or the coal area of a 250°F charcoal grill set for indirect heat.
  4. Place the ribs into food box or on top of the grate of the charcoal grill.
  5. Cover.
  6. Cook, basting often with sauce, for 5–6 hours.
  7. Brush sauce generously on top and bottom of the ribs.
  8. Then place on a medium high grill, continually brushing with sauce until well browned.
  9. Then flip.
  10. Repeat 1 more time.
  11. Place remaining sauce into a squirt bottle.
  12. Meanwhile, remove the ribs.
  13. Let rest for 10 minutes.
  14. Serve with sauce in a squirt bottle.

Adapted from “Southern Barbecue Ribs”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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