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BBQ Ribs

United States

American BBQ is regional religion. Memphis, Kansas City, Texas and Carolina all disagree on every detail.

American slow-smoked pork ribs — St Louis or baby back ribs rubbed with spice, smoked for hours until fall-off-the-bone tender, glazed with BBQ sauce.

Authentic United States BBQ Ribs recipe
Prep
20 mins
Cook
240 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
390 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

2 rackspork baby back or St Louis ribs
2 tbspbrown sugar
1 tbsppaprika
1 tbspgarlic powder
1 tspcayenne
1 tspblack pepper
1 tspsalt
BBQ sauceto glaze

Method

1

Mix dry rub. Coat ribs. Refrigerate 2 hours.

2

Smoke at 110°C for 3 hours. Wrap in foil with a splash of apple juice. Cook 1 more hour.

3

Unwrap. Glaze with BBQ sauce. Cook 30 minutes unwrapped.

Chef's Tip

The 3-2-1 method — 3 hours smoke, 2 hours wrapped, 1 glazed — reliably produces fall-off-the-bone ribs.

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