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Maple Barbecue Baby Back Ribs

These ribs have beaten some of the best BBQ joints around, including Famous Dave's and Roscoe's, in local competitions.

Medium
🍔 American
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Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1

2 slabs baby-back pork ribs

2

Rib Rub

3

Maple Barbecue Sauce

4

Hickory and applewood chunks

Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1

Remove membrane on the bottom of the ribs. Season both sides liberally with rib rub and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

1 hour

2

Place enough hickory and applewood chunks in the firebox of a smoker to keep the temperature around 200 °F (95 °C).

3

Place ribs in smoker and cook, brushing with barbecue sauce every 1½ hours for 4 hours or until very tender, changing chunks as needed.

4 hours

4

Brush meat side of ribs liberally with sauce and place meat side down on a very, very hot grill until well browned and slightly charred.

5

Slice into one-rib portions and serve with additional sauce.