Dry rubbed baby back ribs
Summer is the perfect time to invite friends and family over and host a tasty BBQ! This recipe may seem complicated but with you can easily make these ribs in your backyard—without a smoker.
SERVES
4
TO
5
Ingredients
- 2 racks of baby back pork ribs, membranes removed from the area underneath.
- 1 cup of BBQ Rub (recipe below)
- 1 spray bottle filled with apple juice, apple cider or beer.
The Easy Pantry BBQ rub:
- 3 teaspoons each of granulated sugar, brown sugar and kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons each of granulated garlic, granulated onion, ground black pepper and paprika (smoked if you have it)
- 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper powder
Directions
- Set one burner on the grill to halfway and wait 20 minutes for the temperature on the lid to reach between 250-275 F. Adjust the heat as needed.
- Generously apply the bbq rub first to the underside of the ribs, then flip them and apply again to the meat side.
- Gently place the ribs on the section of the grill with NO heat underneath. Leave them alone for 30 minutes and then spray with the apple juice to moisten them – just a few spritzes.
- Repeat the spritz every 30 minutes.
- If you like sauced ribs, apply about 1/2 cup of your favourite sauce with 20 minutes left to cook or at about the one hour 40 minute mark.
- The ribs should be done in two hours or when each of the bones are exposed at the ends by about a half inch. Think of fingerless gloves.
- Let them rest for ten minutes, cut and serve.
