Maple BBQ Smoked Ribs

Name: Maple BBQ Smoked Ribs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 390 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 racks full rack spare ribs; 2 tbsp yellow mustard (binder); 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp onion powder; 1 tbsp chili powder; 2 tsp kosher salt; 2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 cup pure maple syrup; 1/2 cup BBQ sauce; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 3 tbsp butter; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup apple juice; 2 tbsp butter

390 min 6 servings medium

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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

Difficulty

medium

These maple BBQ ribs combine the best of two worlds: low-and-slow smoking for tenderness and a sticky maple glaze for that sugar shack sweetness. The 3-2-1 method with a maple twist.

Ingredients

Servings

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.

Serving Suggestions

Let rest 10 minutes before cutting between the bones. The glaze will set into a sticky, caramelized coating.