St Louis Pork Ribs
Southern BBQ Free recipe

St Louis Pork Ribs

Trimmed pork spareribs rubbed with sweet paprika spice, smoked over apple wood, and lacquered with a Kansas City style sauce. Tender but with a satisfying bite.

by The Flapjack Test Kitchen 4.8 stars
Total time360 min
Serves6
LevelMedium
CuisineSouthern BBQ

in the kitchen -- behind-the-scenes shots from our test cook

Method

  1. Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs and coat heavily with the paprika and sugar rub.
  2. Smoke at 225 degrees F over apple wood for 3 hours until the bark sets and turns mahogany.
  3. Wrap the ribs in foil with apple juice and a pat of butter, then smoke 2 more hours until tender.
  4. Unwrap, brush with BBQ sauce, and smoke 30 more minutes to set the glaze before slicing.
Cooks notes. Recipes are tested in a US home kitchen. Substitute lemon for lime if you must, but the result will read brighter. Salt to taste -- our quantities skew toward kosher.
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