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Maple Barbecue Baby Back Ribs
These ribs have beaten some of the best BBQ joints around, including Famous Dave's and Roscoe's, in local competitions.
Ingredients
- baby-back pork ribs2 slab
- rib rub
- maple barbecue sauce
- hickory and applewood chunks
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
Remove membrane on the bottom of the ribs. Season both sides liberally with rib rub and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Place enough hickory and applewood chunks in the firebox of a smoker to keep the temperature around 200 °F (95 °C).
Place ribs in smoker and cook, brushing with barbecue sauce every 1½ hours for 4 hours or until very tender, changing chunks as needed.
Brush meat side of ribs liberally with sauce and place meat side down on a very, very hot grill until well browned and slightly charred.
Slice into one-rib portions and serve with additional sauce.
