Traditional Rub for St. Louis Ribs

Description

A brown sugar, paprika, dry mustard, and coriander make a savory dry rub for these slowly grilled, tender St. Louis-style spareribs.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup dark brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons paprika
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons granulated garlic powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 racks Smithfield® Extra Tender St. Louis Pork Spareribs, membrane removed
  • 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
  • 1 cup Handful hickory or apple wood chips for smoking, soaked in water and drained
  • ¾ cup apple juice, in a spray bottle

Instructions

  1. About one hour before smoking
  2. make the dry rub. Combine sugar
  3. paprika
  4. mustard
  5. salt
  6. garlic
  7. onion powder and coriander in small bowl; mix well. Coat both sides of ribs with a little vegetable oil and sprinkle with seasoning rub. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour.
  8. Heat charcoal or gas grill for indirect cooking at 230 to 250 degrees F. Add drained wood chips
  9. if using.
  10. Place the ribs
  11. meaty side down
  12. over a drip pan and cook for 2 hours. If desired
  13. spray both sides of ribs with apple juice. Add about 12 coals to a charcoal grill every 45 minutes or so to maintain the heat.
  14. Remove ribs from grill. Double-wrap each rack in heavy-duty aluminum foil. Return wrapped ribs to the grill and cook for 1 1/2 to 3 hours more over indirect heat
  15. until very tender. Add more coals as needed to maintain temperature for a charcoal grill.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Total Time: 4 hrs 40 mins

Servings: 4

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