Southern Smoked Pork Ribs

Name: Southern Smoked Pork Ribs
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 c. dark brown sugar; 1 tbsp. black pepper; 1 tbsp. garlic powder; 1 tbsp. ground cumin; 1 tbsp. ground ginger; 2 tsp. Kosher salt; 2 slabs (about 3 lbs. each) St. Louis-style pork spare ribs (see Note); 1/4 c. plus 1 c. cider vinegar

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Jun 13, 2016

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Mike Garten

Yields:

10 serving(s)

Active Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

5 hrs 20 mins

These tender ribs are rubbed with spiced and cooked low and slow.

Note: If you prefer, you can use the same weight of baby back ribs, but reduce the cooking time to 3 hours.

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Ingredients

1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 Tbsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. ground cumin
1 Tbsp. ground ginger
2 tsp. Kosher salt
2 slabs (about 3 lbs. each) St. Louis-style pork spare ribs (see Note)
1/4 cup plus 1 c. cider vinegar

Directions

1. Step 1In bowl, combine sugar, pepper, garlic powder, cumin, ginger, and salt. Discard membrane from back of pork ribs. Brush ribs with 1⁄4 cup vinegar. Rub all over with spice mixture, packing to adhere.
2. Step 2Place 4 cups wood smoking chips on a large sheet of aluminum foil; fold and crimp to seal. Poke holes all over. Place foil packet on 1 unlit burner underneath cooking grates. Cover and heat all burners of grill on high until smoke appears. Arrange ribs on side of grate over burners not covered by foil packet. Turn burners under ribs off. Reduce heat of burner with foil packet to low. Cook ribs 5 to 6 hours or until tender but not falling off the bone, adjusting heat to maintain temperature of 250 degrees F and brushing with remaining vinegar every hour.

Nutritional Information (per serving): Calories 500; Protein 28g; Carbohydrate 7g; Total Fat 40g; Saturated Fat 12g; Dietary Fiber 1g; Sodium 520mg

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