Ward Winning Ribs (Sticky Ribs)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons seasoning salt (recommended: Lawry's)
- 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 rack baby back ribs, skinned
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup favorite BBQ sauce, or more to taste
- 1/8 cup honey, or more to taste
- In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, seasoning salt, and pepper together.
- Rub brown sugar mixture on ribs, coating the entire rib, and place in a large resealable plastic bag.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (the longer, the better).
- Prepare a smoker, using charcoal; heat to 225 to 250 degrees F. When the coals have burned to ash, add wood chips, preferably apple wood chips.
- Place ribs in smoker and cook for 3 hours at 225 to 250 degrees F. Using a spray bottle, spray ribs with apple juice every 45 minutes.
- After 3 hours, remove ribs from smoker, wrap in aluminum foil, and return to the smoker to cook for 2 more hours.
- After 2 more hours, open foil and brush your favorite BBQ sauce and honey over the ribs.
- Leave foil open and then cook for 30 more minutes.
- Remove ribs from smoker.
- When cool enough to handle, cut ribs in half.
- Drizzle a little more honey over top and serve.
brown sugar, salt, ground black pepper, rack baby back ribs, apple juice, sauce, honey
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ward-winning-ribs-sticky-ribs-recipe.html (may not work)