St. Louis Smoked Spare Ribs
Ingredients:
2 racks pork spare ribs
1 all purpose salt and pepper based rub ( I used Heath Riles Garlic and Jalapeno rub)
1 sweeter based rub ( I used Voodoo BBQ rub by Meat Church BBQ)
*Optional Spicy based rub (I used the sriracha honey rub found at Sams club)
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup bbq sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
Honey
Mustard
1/2 cup apple juice (room temperature)
Instructions:
Trim the ribs of excess fat or sinew and pull the membrane off the back.
Remove the last 2 small ribs and square the rack as seen in the YouTube video
On each side of the ribs:
Lightly coat the ribs with yellow mustard
Light layer of the salt based rub
Liberal layer of the sweet based rub
Light layer of the spicy based rub
Let the ribs sit out for about 15 mins before putting them on the smoker
Preheat your smoker to 275⁰ using your favorite blend of wood pellets
Leave them on the smoker for around 2 hours or until the rub adheres to the meat
On top of 2 layers of heavy duty aluminum foil apply a light layer of brown sugar, honey, your favorite rub, half a stick of butter cut into pads
Put the rib rack meat side down onto the layers of goodness
Carefully add the apple juice
Wrap securely
Put the wrapped ribs back on the smoker at 275 for about another hour
Remove the ribs when the hit a temperature between 204 and 207 degrees
Remove the ribs from the foil and brush on your bbq sauce
Put back on the smoker for another 10 minute
Remove the ribs and let them rest for 5 minutes
Cut them up and eat them before anyone else can
ENJOY!