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Sweet and Spicy Ribs

Sweet and Spicy Ribs

BBQ Bob
Servings

6

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

480 minutes

Category

Main Course

To this day, it's still polite to eat BBQ ribs with your fingers. Perhaps thats part of its enduring Southern charm? Recipe calls for a rack of St. Louis style ribs. Youll need a sturdy set of tongs or hot food handling gloves to transfer meat from unwrapped foil to a baking sheet. Happy eating!

Ingredients

  • 1 rack St. Louis Style Ribs choose the meatiest ones you can find
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • cup brown sugar
  • 1 margarine stick
  • cup clover honey
  • 3 ounces BBQ Bobs Alpha BBQ Rub
  • cup apple juice
  • 5 ounces BBQ Bobs Hav'N a BBQ Sauce

Directions

  1. Pull membrane from bone side of ribs use a dry paper towel to help with grip. Lightly sprinkle cayenne evenly on both sides of ribs as a first layer. Moderately shake on BBQ Bobs Alpha BBQ Rub covering both sides.
  2. Place in smoker at 275 F use 2 small chunks of apple or pecan wood for smoke
  3. While ribs are cooking lay out two 24 pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil.
  4. After 4.5 hours the meat should be receding from the bone about ". Place half of the honey, brown sugar, three pads of margarine and a light dusting of rub onto top sheet on foil.
  5. Lay the ribs, meat side down onto the seasoned foil. Repeat the process on the bone side of the ribs with the rest of the ingredients.
  6. Place cup of apple juice into the foil with the ribs and cover tight with both layers of foil.
  7. Cook for another 1.5 hours or until the ribs feel tender when inserting a toothpick into the meat. Remove from oven or smoker.
  8. Open foil and let ribs rest for 10 min.
  9. Carefully pick up ribs with two hands or a set of tongs and lay on a baking sheet or grill rack with the meat side up.
  10. Brush the BBQ Bobs Hav'N a BBQ Sauce on the ribs covering both sides of the rack and place them back into 275F heat for about 10 min.
  11. Remove from heat, let cool for 10 minutes and slice.