Kansas City BBQ Ribs
Serves: 3-4
Total: 3H 20M
Prep: 20M
Cook: 3H
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Recipe Preparation
- 1 slab baby back pork ribs
- Salt & pepper
- Your favorite BBQ rub
- 1 cup apple cider (apple juice also works)
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2-3 tbsp salted butter (optional)
- 1 cup of your favorite KC BBQ sauce
Step Description
1
If your butcher has not already done so, remove the thin silverskin membrane from the bone-side of the ribs by working the tip of a butter knife underneath the membrane over a middle bone. Use paper towels to get a firm grip, then tear the membrane off.
2
Season both sides of the ribs with salt, pepper and rub.
3
Let sit for 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
4
Prepare the grill and smoker box or tube, for two-zone or indirect grilling with a target temp of 180-200F. Use the ThermoPro TP25 ambient probe to make monitoring this easy!
5
Place the ribs bone side down on the grill. Insert another probe of the ThermoPro TP25 Leave-In Meat Thermometer into the meaty part of the ribs, careful not to touch a bone, and close the lid. – The TP25 thermometer comes with 4 probes!
6
Cook for 2 – 3 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 160℉.
7
Lay down two long sheets of Reynolds Wrap and transfer ribs to the foil.
8
Sprinkle with the brown sugar, top with the butter cut into small pads (if using), and then pour over the apple cider.
9
Tightly crimp the foil together and around the probe to create an airtight seal. Return to the grill and increase your cooking temperature to 225-275 degrees. Let the ribs braise for 2 hours in the foil.
10
Carefully remove the foiled slabs from the grill and remove the slabs from the foil.
11
Brush the ribs with your favorite KC BBQ sauce (or make your own), close the lid of your grill and cook at 225 degrees until the ribs reach between 190-200 (this shouldn’t take any longer than 30 minutes), and the sauce is sticky and set. Careful not to burn the sauce over any direct heat.
12
Remove the slabs from the grill and place them on a platter or cutting board.
13
Slice and serve with extra KC BBQ sauce
NOTES: When using wood pellets or chips in a smoker box, tube or aluminum foil pouch, refer to the particular products directions for use on a gas grill. I prefer Hickory pellets. Double or triple the recipe as desired.
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