ABS BBQ Spare Ribs for Your Backyard Smoker

Enjoy a Delicious Fall Barbecue With this Yummy Recipe and Your ABS Backyard Smoker

Cooler weather is here, the leaves are starting to change, and your ABS backyard smoker is just waiting for you to try out this recipe for your next family barbecue! Everyone will rave about this BBQ recipe that is just perfect for some succulent St. Louis Style Ribs. This is a wonderful time of year to get together with some of your closest family and friends and take in the crisp air, while smoking some of the best ribs you will every sink your teeth into. First, you can watch our newest video below, and then the recipe is also available to keep and use over and over again!

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What You Will Need

Dry Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
• 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/4 cup Seasoning Salt
• 2 tbsp Garlic Salt
• 1 tbsp Onion Salt
• 2 tsp Celery Salt
• 1/4 cup Paprika
• 1 tbsp Chili Powder
• 1 tbsp Fresh Cracked Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Sage, Rubbed
• 1/2 tsp Allspice
• 1/4 tsp Cloves
• 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper

You Will Also Need

• 4 St. Louis Style Rib Racks
• 4 Pieces of Apple Wood
• 1 Spray Bottle
• 1 Spice Shaker
• 1 1/2 Cups of Apple Juice

Are you ready to make some insanely good BBQ spare ribs? First, you will need to preheat your smoker to 225. In a large mixing bowl, mix all dry ingredients together until they are incorporated thoroughly. Next, remove the membrane from the back of the spareribs. This ensures even cooking and allows the seasoning to penetrate the backside of the ribs. Sprinkle seasoning on both sides of the ribs and let sit for 15 minutes before placing on the barbecue smoker. Shake the excess seasoning off the ribs before placing on the smoker. Add 1 chunk of wood every 20 minutes for the first hour. After 2 hours increase the temperature to 250 degrees. It will take 4 hours to complete your ribs. We recommend starting to add the finishing sauce during to last 15 minutes.

Some Extra Chef Tips

• Spray your ribs with apple juice every twenty minutes for the first hour, and once an hour for the remaining time.
• It’s important to increase the temperature after 2 hours by 25 degrees. This will help render out the remaining fat.
• For the finishing sauce, we like to use the ABS Kansas City Sweet Sauce. (You can find the recipe here) When finishing your ribs, make sure not to burn the sauce. That’s the reason for saucing during the last 15 minutes.
• If your sauce starts to burn you can spray your ribs down with some of the apple sauce and this will dilute the sugars in the sauce.

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