All Purpose Barbecue Ribs Recipes

ALL-PURPOSE SPICE RUB

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients, using your hands to break up the sugar.
• Replace some of the paprika with cumin, coriander and chili powder.
• Replace some of the oregano and thyme with turmeric, curry powder, ground ginger, and cardamom.
• Replace some or all the oregano and/or thyme with dried tarragon, marjoram, and rosemary, dill, or basil. Omit the cayenne pepper.

BARBECUE RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut spareribs into serving size portions, wrap in double thickness of foil, and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Unwrap, and drain drippings. (I usually freeze the drippings to use later in soups.) Place ribs in a large roasting pan.
• In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, rum, chile sauce, garlic, mustard, and pepper. Coat ribs with sauce and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour, or refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat grill for medium heat. Position grate four inches above heat source.
• Brush grill grate with oil. Place ribs on grill, and cook for 30 minutes, basting with marinade.

LEE'S ALL-PURPOSE DRY RUB

Steps:

• Whisk brown sugar, paprika, garlic salt, black pepper, cumin, salt, ginger, and chipotle pepper together in a bowl. Store in an airtight container.

ALL-PURPOSE BARBECUE RIBS

Steps:

• Put the ribs on a rimmed baking sheet and coat all over with the dry rub, patting it onto the surface until the meat has a thin, even layer of rub (you may not need all of the rub). If you have time, let the meat rest for 1 hour, or until the rub starts to turn into a pasty coating.
• Preheat a smoker to 225°F or set up a grill for smoking. Soak wood chips, if using.
• Place the racks of ribs, meaty side up, in the smoker and smoke, maintaining a smoker temperature between 200°F and 225°F, replenishing the charcoal and wood chunks or chips as needed.
• For St. Louis-style pork spareribs:
• After about 3 hours, start checking the ribs periodically. When you can easily tear a piece of meat off the bone with your fingers (without it being fall-off-the-bone tender) and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the rib meat registers about 180°F, the ribs are ready. Total cooking time should take 5-7 hours.
• For lamb spareribs:
• After about 2 hours, start checking the ribs periodically. When you can easily tear a piece of meat off the bone with your fingers (without it being fall-off-the-bone tender) and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the rib meat registers about 150°F, the ribs are ready. Total cooking time should take 3-5 hours.
• For beef short ribs:
• After about 3 hours, start checking the ribs periodically. When you can easily tear a piece of meat off the bone with your fingers (without it being fall-off-the-bone tender) and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the rib meat registers about 180°F, the ribs are ready. Total cooking time should take 5-6 hours.
• Using tongs or a pair of heavy rubber gloves, transfer the racks to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes before cutting them into individual ribs and serving, with Vinegar Sauce on the side, if desired.

ALL-PURPOSE BARBECUE RUB

Steps:

• Place salt, sugar, mustard powder, chili powder, paprika, cayenne and ground pepper in a bowl and mix together.
• Store in an airtight jar away from heat and light; it will keep for at least six months.

HOMEMADE DRY RUB RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together.
• Store the dry rub in an air-tight container for up to a few months. Rub it on chicken, ribs, steak, pork and meats. I doubled the portions of the dry rub and store in a glass jar, as pictured.

ALL PURPOSE BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together.
• Cook over low for approximately 30 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

ALL-PURPOSE BARBECUE RIBS

Steps:

• Preparation Put the ribs on a rimmed baking sheet and coat all over with the dry rub, patting it onto the surface until the meat has a thin, even layer of rub (you may not need all of the rub). If you have time, let the meat rest for 1 hour, or until the rub starts to turn into a pasty coating.
• Preheat a smoker to 225°F or set up a grill for smoking. Soak wood chips, if using.
• Place the racks of ribs, meaty side up, in the smoker and smoke, maintaining a smoker temperature between 200°F and 225°F, replenishing the charcoal and wood chunks or chips as needed.
• For St. Louis-style pork spareribs: After about 3 hours, start checking the ribs periodically. When you can easily tear a piece of meat off the bone with your fingers (without it being fall-off-the-bone tender) and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the rib meat registers about 180°F, the ribs are ready. Total cooking time should take 5-7 hours.
• For lamb spareribs: After about 2 hours, start checking the ribs periodically. When you can easily tear a piece of meat off the bone with your fingers (without it being fall-off-the-bone tender) and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the rib meat registers about 150°F, the ribs are ready. Total cooking time should take 3-5 hours.
• For beef short ribs: After about 3 hours, start checking the ribs periodically. When you can easily tear a piece of meat off the bone with your fingers (without it being fall-off-the-bone tender) and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the rib meat registers about 180°F, the ribs are ready. Total cooking time should take 5-6 hours.
• Using tongs or a pair of heavy rubber gloves, transfer the racks to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes before cutting them into individual ribs and serving, with Vinegar Sauce on the side, if desired.
• Adapted from Feeding the Fire, by Joe Carroll and Nick Fauchald (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2015.