Smoked Ribs

Name: Smoked Ribs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons yellow mustard; 4 pounds pork baby back ribs; 2 tablespoons barbecue seasoning; 1/2 cup apple cider or juice; 1/2 cup barbecue sauce

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Cook: 6 hours

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Picture this: baby back ribs smoked with a barbecue rub, then steamed in a tasty liquid and finally glazed with a mouthwatering barbecue sauce. Our smoked ribs recipe uses this simple 3-2-1 smoking method to create incredibly tender and tasty ribs. Are you drooling yet?

Ingredients

3 tablespoons yellow mustard
4 pounds pork baby back ribs
2 tablespoons barbecue seasoning
1/2 cup apple cider or juice
1/2 cup barbecue sauce

Directions

Brush mustard over both sides of ribs. Rub with barbecue seasoning.
Preheat smoker to 225°. Add wood chips or pellets to smoker according to manufacturer’s directions. Place ribs in smoker bone side down. Smoke for 3 hours.
Remove ribs to a large piece of foil, bone side up. Pour apple juice over ribs. Seal foil tightly around ribs. Return to smoker, bone side up, for 2 hours.
Carefully remove ribs from foil. Brush with barbecue sauce. Return to smoker, bone side down. Smoke until a thermometer inserted in meat reads 200°-210° and meat is very tender.

Nutrition Facts

6 ounces cooked pork: 639 calories, 42g fat (15g saturated fat), 163mg cholesterol, 2037mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 1g fiber), 45g protein.

The gorgeous crisp bark and trademark pink smoke ring on these ribs will wow your friends and family. A generous splash of tangy apple cider added during the smoking process helps to make them super tender. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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