Smoked Ribs With Dry Rub
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3/4 cup garlic powder
- 1/2 cup dried oregano
- 1/2 cup celery seeds, toasted
- 1 cup smoked paprika
- 1/2 cup chili powder
- 3/4 cup ancho chile powder
- 3/4 cup distilled white vinegar
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 4 slabs baby back pork ribs (about 2 pounds each)
- Soak apple wood smoking chips in water, about 15 minutes.
- Set up a grill for indirect cooking over medium heat (leave one side with no heat source).
- Drain the wood chips.
- If using a gas grill, put the chips in a smoker box and place over the heat source; if using a charcoal grill, place the wet chips directly on top of the coals.
- Make the rub: Combine 1/4 cup salt, 2 tablespoons pepper, the garlic powder, oregano, celery seeds, paprika, chili powder and ancho chile powder in a bowl.
- Set aside about one-third of the mixture for sprinkling on the ribs when finished.
- Make the ribs: Combine the vinegar, lemon juice and 1/4 cup water in a spritzer bottle.
- This will be used for basting, which will keep the ribs moist and tender and help the rub stick.
- Rub the ribs all over with the remaining dry rub, then put them on the cooler side of the grill (not over direct heat; you want the ribs to cook low and slow).
- Cover and cook 2 hours and 30 minutes, spraying the ribs with the vinegar mixture two or three times throughout the cooking.
- When the ribs are just about done, give them a final spray and sprinkle liberally with the reserved dry rub so the finished ribs are coated with all that delicious flavor.
- Photographs by James Baigrie
kosher salt, garlic powder, oregano, celery seeds, paprika, chili powder, ancho chile powder, white vinegar, lemons, baby back pork
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/smoked-ribs-with-dry-rub-recipe.html (may not work)