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Smoked Beef Ribs with BBQ Sauce

Smoked beef ribs slathered with your favorite BBQ sauce are fall-off-the-bone tender, juicy, and the perfect way to get your clean fingers deliciously sticky.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 1 day
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 1 day 4 hours
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 672kcal
Author: Kita Roberts

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbs cayenne pepper
  • 2 tbs smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 rack beef ribs
  • BBQ Sauce of Choice**

Instructions

  • Trim your ribs of any extra fat or membrane.
  • Combine brown sugar through salt in a bowl. Using a spoon to pour the rub over the meat (and not letting your dirty hands contaminate any left over rub you may have), rub ribs with dry rub. 
  • Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerated 24 hours.
  • Soak wood chips 6 to 12 hours.
  • 2 hours before you’re ready to smoke your ribs, start heating your smoker to 225 degrees F ( 6 hours before if using a traditional – not electric – smoker).
  • Remove ribs from refrigerator and plastic wrap. Wrap in aluminum foil. 
  • Place ribs in smoker and add wood chips. Smoke for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. 
  • Remove from aluminum foil, baste with BBQ sauce. Refresh wood chips. 
  • Smoke for another 1 to 2 hours. Done with internal temp reaches 135 for medium.
  • Remove from smoker and baste with BBQ sauce again. Wrap in aluminum foil and let rest 10 minuted before serving.
  • Grab a giant wad of paper towels and enjoy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 672kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 863mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 29g