[bc-chris]

ucb - i just saw this thread now.... how did the ribs turn out??? awesome i hope!!!

here's what i do...

day before - remove membrane and season with dry rub (recipe below)

i do mine in a smoker. if you don't have one you should go buy one - they are awesome!! i wish i hadn't waited so long to get one!

i use the 3-2-1 method.

throw the ribs into the smoker at 225F-ish for 3 hours
then put them on tin foil and add a bunch of fruit juice (i like apple juice). seal up the tin foil and put them back in the smoker for 2 more hours
then remove them from the foil and cover them in bbq sauce (recipe below) and put them back in the smoker for a final hour

then... enjoy putting yourself into a pork coma!

for smoke i've tried a few different things. most recently i used about 1/3 cherry wood and 2/3 apple wood, with just a little hickory thrown in for good measure. the ribs were off the freakin' chart good.

if you're ever passing thru kelowna let me know and i'll fire up the smoker!


Basic BBQ Rub

Serves: 3 cups

Ingredients
• ¾ cup paprika
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup salt
• ¼ cup ground black pepper
• 3 tbsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp thyme
• 2 tbsp dry mustard
• 2 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp sage

Instructions
1. Mix all the ingredients together well and keep in an air tight container in the same place that you keep your spices.
2. To use: rub into the meat and let sit for at least 1 or 2 hours before grilling/smoking


Basic BBQ Sauce

Serves: 6 ½ cups

Ingredients
• 5 cups ketchup
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2/3 cup dark amber maple syrup
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp molasses
• 1 tbsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp dry mustard
• 1 tbsp hot sauce
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp celery salt

Instructions
1. Mix all the ingredients together well in a sauce pan – med heat
2. Simmer for at least 20 minutes