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Baby Back Ribs
Some classic and delicious baby back ribs. Keep in mind that if you do not have a smoker, a grill with some tin-foil wrapped smoking wood with poked holes…
- 25 min hands-on
- 40 min total
- Serves 4
- $8+ a serving
- Pork
- smoker
Open it in the app → Scaled list, tap-off ingredients, and cook mode with timers. The iPhone app is coming soon; the web mockup runs it now.
Ingredients serves 4
- Applewood (or other sweet cooking wood such as cherry or maple)
- 2baby back rib racks
- 1container of barbecue rub (Traeger Pork and Poultry Rub is recommended)check the label: may contain gluten, soy
- Tin foil
- Bag of brown sugar
- Bottle of honey
- Barbecue Saucecheck the label: may contain gluten, soy
- (Optional) A stick of butter
Method one step at a time, with timers in the app
- Preheat your smoker to 180 degrees Fahrenheit using applewood.
- Take the membrane off of the back of the ribs if your butcher hasn't already done so (tutorial)
- Cover both sides of the ribs heavily in your barbecue rub, and let sit at room temp for 30 minutes.⏱ 30 min
- Place the ribs bone down (meat up) on your smoker, and let smoke at 180 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 hours.⏱ 180 min
- Take the meat out and place on top of two sheets of tin foil. Then, apply a generous amount of brown sugar and honey to both sides of the ribs, followed by a small amount of the barbecue rub. If you have butter, cut it into slices and add it on the meat side (butter is optional).
- Wrap your ribs in the tin foil and place them back on the smoker at 225 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours.⏱ 120 min
- Take your ribs out of the foil and place them bone down (meat up) on your smoker.
- Apply a generous helping of your barbecue sauce to the ribs once every 30 minutes for an hour (twice).⏱ 30 min
- Take out of smoker and cover in tin foil, allow to sit for 10-30 minutes before serving.⏱ 10 min
Allergens, with the fine print read
- ⚠Contains dairy.
- ?Check the label: container of barbecue rub (Traeger Pork and Poultry Rub is recommended) may contain gluten, soy, depending on the brand.
- ?Check the label: Barbecue Sauce may contain gluten, soy, depending on the brand.
- !These tags haven't had their final human sign-off yet. Always read the label.
Original recipe by crazywillbear, published in the public domain by Public Domain Recipes (Unlicense). Shown as written; not yet tested in the Socrabites kitchen.