St Louis Style Pork Ribs

Picture of smoked St Louis style ribs

Ribs Dry Rub Recipe (enough for 1 rack)

  • 1/4 Cup brown sugar
  • 2 Teaspoons Kosher salt
  •  2 Teaspoons coarse black pepper
  • 2 Teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 Teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 Teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/4 Teaspoon cayenne pepper
 
Smoker Temperature
  •  250 F
 
Preparing the Ribs
  • Remove the silver skin from the back of the ribs
  • Apply a light coating of olive oil to the ribs (to help the dry rub stck)
  • Apply the dry rub on all surfaces

 

Smoking the Ribs

  • Put the ribs in smoker and smoke until the internal temperature is 150 F
  • The ribs should have a nice mahogony color at this time
  • If not, leave for another 30 minutes until the color is right
  • Remove the ribs from the smoker
  • Now the ribs need to be wrapped in foil
  • Apply a couple of teaspoons of butter and a couple of tablespoons of honey on the bottom of the foil
  • Put the ribs face down on the butter-honey prepared foil and wrap them tightly
  • Put the ribs back on the smoker and smoke until the internal temperature is 205 F
  • Let the ribs rest for 30 minutes
  • Remove the ribs from the foil (save the sauce for serving with the ribs)
  • Cut and enjoy!

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