Maple BBQ Smoked Ribs
Fall-off-the-bone spare ribs with a sweet maple BBQ glaze — the kind of ribs that make people close their eyes and sigh.
Prep
20 min
Cook
360 min
Total
390 min
Servings
6
Difficulty
medium
Ingredients
Ribs
Rub
Maple BBQ Glaze
Wrap (phase 2)
Instructions
Prep the ribs
Remove the membrane from the bone side. Apply mustard as a binder, then coat generously with the rub. Let sit for 30 minutes.
3 hours unwrapped
Smoke at 225°F with maple or hickory wood, bone side down, for 3 hours. Spritz with apple juice every hour.
2 hours wrapped
Lay ribs on foil, drizzle with maple syrup, apple juice, and butter. Wrap tightly. Return to smoker at 250°F for 2 hours.
Make the glaze
Combine maple syrup, BBQ sauce, apple cider vinegar, and butter in a saucepan. Simmer 5 minutes until thickened.
1 hour glazed
Unwrap ribs and brush thickly with maple BBQ glaze. Return to smoker at 275°F for 1 hour, glazing every 20 minutes.
Rest and serve
Rest for 10 minutes. The glaze will set into a sticky coating. Cut between bones and serve.
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