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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (226g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

pork spare rib racks

Season-All salt

Calories 217
Calories from Fat 10 (4%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 1.1g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.2g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 1799mg 74%
Potassium 446mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 53.6g 17%
Dietary Fiber 2.2g 8%
Sugars 47.9g
Protein 1.2g 2%

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BBQ Ribs Dry Rub

Recipe #185452 | 4¼ hours | 15 min prep | add private note

By: baumer64
Sep 11, 2006

This is a dry rub I've experimented with for a while. I put this on a couple racks of Pork ribs, marinaded overnight then cooked slow in my smoker. Wow did they turn out great! Wife and kids loved them. I put a homemade BBQ sauce on one rack and none on the other. Both were great but I think the one without sauce was better. Though this was cooked in a smoker, it could also be done in the oven or BBQ.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix together dry ingredients.
  2. 2
    Rub liberally all over the ribs on both sides. (For more flavor penetration, pull off membrane from the bone side of ribs).
  3. 3
    Cover with plastic wrap or vacuum seal bag and place in the refrigerator overnight.
  4. 4
    Heat smoker/cooker to at least 250°F and keep between 250-300°F.
  5. 5
    Pour 2 cups of the apple juice in water pan to steam the ribs with.
  6. 6
    Add soaked hardwood chips or smoking wood of your choice to the smoker.
  7. 7
    Amount of smoke is up to you.
  8. 8
    After about 3 hours, internal temperature of the meat should be around 170°F In order to make the meat a bit more tender, wrap the ribs in foil and spray or drizzle some remaining apple juice on the ribs, closing the foil around them until desired tenderness is achieved. Don't drown the ribs in juice but moisten them, about another hour or so.
  9. 9
    If sauce is desired, mop it on the ribs the last 30 minutes or so of cooking.

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From: Chef #498044

On Jan 19, 2008

I have been using this recipe for about a year with baby back ribs in my electric smoker and and give it top marks. It is really fall off the bone ribs. Outstanding.

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  • From: Chef #519609

    On Jun 17, 2007

    We just got a smoker for Father's day and we tried this recipe since it seemed simple for a newbie. It was outstanding! Easy to make once we understood how to work the smoker. It did have a little kick to it but I thought it was just right. No extra barbeque sauce was needed, even though it was on the table. Two half slab baby backs were done in about 3 hours. I think this is our new hobby!

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