Barbecue Spareribs

Spareribs smoked until fork tender then grilled with a sweet and tangy barbecue sauce!

Nothing quite says Summer like barbecue

And nothing says barbecue quite like ribs

Now the two main types of pork ribs you will find are spare ribs which are taken from the belly area and baby back ribs which are smaller and taken from closer to the spine

How I decide which I’m making basically depends on one thing

What’s on sale!

We have 2 large racks of pork spare ribs and I’m going to prepare them in a three part process

We are going to get a rub on them and let them marinate overnight, then we are going  to smoke them low and slow

Finally they will hit the grill for a finishing touch with some barbecue sauce!

So let’s start by cleaning up our ribs

We will work on one rack at a time then just repeat for the next

Using a sharp knife remove any excess fat and meat from both sides of the rib

You can certainly cook up any of these scraps for your favorite household pet or add them to stocks for more flavor

Nice and trim

On the back side of the ribs there is a membrane known as the silver skin

This can be very tough and I like to remove it

Make a cut under the silver skin and then peel it back and away from the meat

If you don’t have a good grip on the skin use a paper towel to help you peel it

Repeat until all the silver skin has been removed

 I also like to use a knife to score between each rib

Next we will coat the ribs in some dry rub

We are using our Southwestern Dry Rub

Click on the link to make your own

Sprinkle a couple of tablespoons on the back and then rub it in

Sprinkle enough rub to cover the front side and rub that in as well

Place the ribs in a pan and cover with cling wrap

Refrigerate overnight for best results

The rub will penetrate the meat, break it down and flavor it

Let’s get a smoker going

I’m using two loads of Cowboy coal that I’m getting ready in my coal starter

Once they are good to go, I’m adding in a couple of handfuls of cherry wood chips that I have soaked in water for an hour or so

We want the smoker at around 200 F

My smoker has 2 racks but a smaller surface area so I’m going to cut my rib racks into thirds

If you have more surface area you may not have to cut them

I’m going to put three racks of ribs on the lower rack

Then I put the other three racks of ribs on the top rack

Close the smoker and let the ribs cook for an hour

At the hour mark, I’m going to switch the upper ribs with the lower ribs for even cooking

Then close the smoker back up and go for another hour

We will repeat for a total of around four hours

At the 3 hour mark you will notice the ribs are starting pull in from the bones

This is goodness

Around the four hour mark they will have pulled away even more

Gently pull on one of the rib bones and if the meat easily pulls apart your good to go

Remove the ribs from the smoker and set aside

Heat your grill to around 400 F direct heat

Add the ribs to the grill and start brushing them with our homemade Barbecue Sauce or your favorite brand of barbecue sauce

Continue to flip and baste with BBQ sauce for around 10-12 minutes until the sauce gets a nice deep color

Remove and let sit for 10 minutes

Cut between the ribs and serve with additional sauce!

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