Smoked Baby Back Ribs Recipe

Name: Smoked Baby Back Ribs - Hangry In Love
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 14 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern US
Ingredients: 1 full rack of baby back ribs, halved; 5 Tbsp brown sugar; 3 Tbsp paprika; 2 Tbsp kosher salt; 2 Tbsp garlic powder; 2 Tbsp ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp onion powder; 1 tsp cayenne (or to taste); 2 half racks of seasoned ribs; 2 oz Bourbon; 2 oranges, juiced; BBQ sauce of choice (we used Stubb’s Original); Wood chips, for smoking (we did 60/40 Hickory/Apple)

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These Smoked Baby Back Ribs will have you licking your fingers and playing bluesy air guitar. The dry rub and smoking process are super straightforward, but patience is a virtue. Don’t rush them. Keep yourself occupied between refreshing your wood chips and the barbecue gods will bless you tenfold.

PREP TIME

8 hrs

COOK TIME

6 hrs

SERVINGS

Ingredients

Dry Rub

1 full rack of baby back ribs, halved
5 Tbsp brown sugar
3 Tbsp paprika
2 Tbsp kosher salt
2 Tbsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp ground black pepper
1 Tbsp onion powder
1 tsp cayenne (or to taste)

Smoked Baby Back Ribs

2 half racks of seasoned ribs
2 oz Bourbon
2 oranges, juiced
BBQ sauce of choice (we used Stubb’s Original)
Wood chips, for smoking (we did 60/40 Hickory/Apple)

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Dry Rub

Remove silver skin from ribs. Cut full rack in half.
Combine all ingredients in small bowl. Rub dry rub all over ribs until well-coated.
Double-wrap ribs in plastic wrap, then refrigerate overnight.

Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Preheat smoker to 225ºF. Cook ribs for 3 hours or until internal temperature reaches at least 150ºF.
Remove ribs from smoker. In order to double-wrap ribs in tin foil, first create a bed in the first layer of foil where you can add half the bourbon and half the orange juice. Then set 1 half rack of ribs bone-side down on foil and proceed to wrap first layer tightly around ribs. Then wrap second layer around ribs. Repeat with second half rack.
Return ribs to smoker and cook for 2 hours or until internal temperature reaches ~190ºF.
Remove ribs from smoker and unwrap. Brush BBQ sauce all over ribs. Return to smoker and cook uncovered until internal temperature reaches 200ºF.