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Slow-Smoked Spareribs with Sweet-and-Sour Barbecue Sauce

Recipe From from Weber's Way to Grillâ„¢ by Jamie Purviance

Fuel Type:
  • People

    Serves 8 to 10

  • Prep Time

    30 min.

  • Grilling Time

    5:30 to 7 h

Ingredients
Instructions

the Ingredients

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Rub

  • Completed step 3 tablespoons kosher salt
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons granulated garlic
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons paprika
  • Completed step 4 teaspoons dried thyme
  • Completed step 4 teaspoons ground cumin
  • Completed step 4 teaspoons celery seed
  • Completed step 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
 
  • Completed step 4 racks of St. Louis–style spareribs, each 1.4 to 1.6 kilograms

Mop

  • Completed step 240 millilitres apple juice
  • Completed step 120 millilitres cider vinegar
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Sauce

  • Completed step 480 millilitres ketchup
  • Completed step 240 millilitres apple juice
  • Completed step 160 millilitres cider vinegar
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons honey
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons reserved rub

Special Equipment

  • water smoker
  • 5 fist-sized chunks of hickory or applewood

Instructions

  • Prepare the water smoker, following the manufacturer’s instructions, for indirect cooking with low heat (110ºC to 120ºC).
  • In a medium bowl mix the rub ingredients. Set aside 2 tablespoons for the sauce. Season the ribs all over with the rub, putting more of it on the meaty sides than the bone sides.
  • In a small bowl mix the mop ingredients.
  • Brush the cooking grate clean. Add two of the wood chunks to the charcoal. Smoke the spareribs over indirect low heat until the meat has shrunk back from the bones at least 1 centimetre and the meat tears easily when you lift each rack. Baste the ribs on both sides with the mop every 2 hours and add 1 more wood chunk to the charcoal each hour until they are gone. The total cooking time could be anywhere between 5 to 6 hours. Not all racks will cook in the same amount of time. Maintain the temperature of the smoker between 110ºC to 120ºC by opening and closing the vents.
    Brush the cooking grate clean. Add two of the wood chunks to the charcoal. Smoke the spareribs over low heat until the meat has shrunk back from the bones at least 1 centimetre and the meat tears easily when you lift each rack. Baste the ribs on both sides with the mop every 2 hours and add 1 more wood chunk to the charcoal each hour until they are gone. The total cooking time could be anywhere between 5 to 6 hours. Not all racks will cook in the same amount of time. Maintain the temperature of the smoker between 110ºC to 120ºC by opening and closing the vents.
  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat on the stove, mix the sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until slightly reduced. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
  • When the meat is tender and has shrunk back from the bones, brush the racks on both sides with the sauce. Cook the ribs for 30 minutes to 1 hour more. Remove them from the smoker and, if desired, lightly brush the ribs on both sides with sauce again. Cut the racks into individual ribs. Serve warm with the remaining sauce on the side.

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