Smoked St. Louis Ribs
Smoked St. Louis spare ribs give you a classic smoked rib taste with a perfect bite-through texture. These ribs are sprinkled with a classic brown sugar-based seasoning before getting a nice long smoke and a BBQ sauce slather. This recipe is the epitome of "simple is best."
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- 1 rack St. Louis pork ribs
- 2 Tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 Tablespoons Hey Grill Hey Sweet Rub recipe in notes section
- 1 cup apple juice or apple cider
- 1 cup Everything BBQ Sauce or your favorite BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Preheat. Preheat your grill for indirect grilling. The target temperature on your grill is 275 degrees F. I recommend using fruit woods like apple, peach, cherry, or hardwoods like hickory or oak.
- Trim the ribs. Pat the ribs dry with a paper towel. Trim down any excess fat and remove the thin membrane on the back of the ribs using a paper towel for grip.
- Season. Slather the ribs with the yellow mustard, then season all sides of the pork ribs liberally with Hey Grill Hey Sweet Rub.
- Smoke the ribs. Place the seasoned ribs directly on the grill grates. Close the lid, and cook for an hour without opening the lid.
- Spritz. After that first hour, crack open your smoker and spritz your ribs with the apple juice. Continue spritzing every 45-60 minutes throughout the cook. Your ribs will cook for about 4 ½ -5 hours total.
- Baste and finish smoking. As your ribs near the home stretch, you can baste them with a thin layer of BBQ sauce. You’ll want your ribs to bend easily when lifted by your tongs and read around 195-200 degrees F for bite-through tender or 200-203 degrees F for fall-off-the-bone ribs.
- Rest, slice, and serve. Remove the ribs from the grill. Allow them to rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
Sweet Rub
Everything BBQ Sauce
- Purchase it from the store HERE: Sweet Rub
- Make it from scratch using this RECIPE: Best Sweet Rub Recipe
Everything BBQ Sauce
- Purchase it from the store HERE: Everything BBQ Sauce
- Make it from scratch using this similar RECIPE: Kansas City BBQ Sauce
Nutrition
Calories: 1439kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 69g | Fat: 103g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Monounsaturated Fat: 37g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 347mg | Sodium: 1449mg | Potassium: 1436mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 481IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 208mg | Iron: 8mg