Slow-Smoked Baby Back Ribs
Give Slow-Smoked Baby Back Ribs about 5 hr; most of that is cooking time, and it makes 4 servings. It is built around baby back pork ribs, brown sugar and smoked paprika. The cooking is mostly grilling. With 38 g of protein per serving (about 620 calories), it is a filling option.
- Total time
- 5 hr
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Calories
- 620 kcal
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 2 kgbaby back pork ribs
- 60 gbrown sugar
- 2 tbspsmoked paprika
- 1 tbspgarlic powder
- 1 tbsponion powder
- 1 tspcayenne pepper
- 1 tbspsalt
- 1 tspblack pepper
- 120 mlapple cider vinegar
- 200 mlBBQ sauce
Instructions
- Remove membrane from the back of Baby back pork ribs. Combine Brown sugar, Smoked paprika, Garlic powder, Onion powder, Cayenne pepper, Salt, and Black pepper to make a dry rub. Coat ribs thoroughly on both sides.
- Set up grill or smoker for indirect heat at 110°C (225°F). Add soaked wood chips (hickory or applewood). Place ribs bone-side down on the cool side and close lid.
- Smoke for 3 hours, spritzing with Apple cider vinegar every 45 minutes to keep the surface moist and help build bark.
- Wrap ribs tightly in foil with a splash of Apple cider vinegar. Return to grill and cook for another 1.5 hours until meat pulls back from the bones.
- Unwrap ribs, brush generously with BBQ sauce, and place back on the grill over direct heat for 10 minutes to caramelize the sauce.
- Rest for 10 minutes, then slice between the bones and serve with extra BBQ sauce on the side.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 620 kcal
- Protein
- 38 g
- Fat
- 42 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
Approximate values for one serving.
About this recipe
- Cuisine: American
- In cookbook: Grilling & BBQ
