Recipe By: Pig Beach
Ingredients
4 (2 ½ to 3 lbs each) racks baby back ribs
4 tbsp honey
1 cup plus 4 tbsp apple juice
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup sweet paprika
⅔ cup salt
¼ cup granulated garlic
¼ cup granulated onion
1 cup dark brown sugar
2 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp fennel seed powder
2 tsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp cayenne
1 tsp dried thyme
¼ cup ground black pepper
1 tbsp hatch chile powder
1 tbsp hatch chile powder
Step By Step
1️⃣ Heat
HEAT smoker to 250ºF with 2 cherry wood logs and 1 hickory wood log.
2️⃣ Lay
LAY baby back ribs onto a tabletop or work surface lined with aluminum foil. Generously season with rib rub and
3️⃣ allow to sweat for
allow to sweat for 30 minutes.
4️⃣ Place
PLACE ribs in smoker bone side down and generously spray every 30 minutes with a mixture of 1 cup apple juice and 1 cup apple cider vinegar, roughly burning 1 log of wood per hour. After about 2-3 hours, pick up the ribs and hold them in the center. If the rib bows, wrap in foil, if the rib is still firm and holds a straight line continue to cook, checking every 30 minutes.
5️⃣ Transfer
TRANSFER ribs to a double cut piece of aluminum foil and drizzle 1 tbsp honey and 1 tbsp of apple juice per rack and place meat side down. Wrap in foil and return to smoker to finish cooking. Ribs should fall of the bone when bitten into, but not when picked up.
6️⃣ Glaze
GLAZE with your favorite BBQ sauce and serve.
