Ingredients

  • 6 baby back ribs racks, 4 to 6 lbs.
  • 12 tablespoons rub Sweet & Hot
  • 3 cups barbecue sauce your favorite
  • 3 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 3 tablespoons black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons paprika
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar

Method

  • Stir ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
  • If cooking on grill: 2 cups wood chips, preferably apple, soaked in 2 cups apple cider or water 1 hour; drained
  • Remove the thin, papery skin on the back of each rack of ribs, or ask your butcher to do it. (Pull it off in a sheet with your fingers, using a corner of a dish towel for a secure grip.) Sprinkle 2/3 of the rub on both sides of the ribs, patting it in with your fingers. Let rest for 30 minutes, while you light the grill or preheat the oven.
  • Set up grill for indirect grilling. (See instructions below.) Place ribs on a rack in the center of the grill away from the heat and cook for 1 hour.
  • Brush ribs with 1/3 of the sauce. Cook 15-30 minutes more. The meat will be very tender and will have pulled back from the ends of the bones. Transfer ribs to a platter. Brush with more sauce. Sprinkle with remaining rub. Serve remaining sauce on the side.