Smoking How do you prepare spare ribs for smoking?
Trim excess fat off the ribs and remove the membrane off the bone side of the ribs using a paper towel (it is slippery). Rinse ribs under cold water, pat dry, and then coat both sides of ribs with the Dijon mustard. Apply the dry rub to both racks, on both sides. Place ribs meat side pointing up on the smoker.
How long do you smoke ribs before you wrap them?
The Perfect Wrap
For cook times longer than two hours, most meat will benefit from being wrapped in foil. For example, baby back ribs will take roughly four hours to cook while spare ribs will take closer to five but both should be wrapped after two and a half hours.
Do I need to spray ribs while smoking?
Another reason to spritz is to keep the meat moist so as much smoke as possible will cling to the ribs throughout the cooking process. It’s much the same theory behind using a mop sauce on larger cuts, just sprayed instead of mopped on.
What is the 2 2 1 method for smoking ribs?
Trust me, you won’t taste it a bit when the ribs are done. So why are they called 2-2-1 ribs? Because you smoke them uncovered for 2 hours, then smoke them wrapped in foil for another 2 hours, and finally finish them off uncovered for another hour.
How long do you smoke spare ribs at 225?
Smoke your ribs directly on the racks for 3 hours at 225°F. Remove the ribs from the racks and tightly wrap them in aluminum foil. Before closing the aluminum foil pocket, pour a little apple juice, wine, beer, or any other favorite flavor (about 1/8 of a cup) into the packet to enhance the steam process.
What temp do I cook ribs on?
Set the oven to 300°F. Move the ribs to an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Bake 2 1/2 to 3 hours for spareribs or 1 1/2 to 2 hours for baby back ribs. Halfway through cooking, cover the ribs with aluminum foil to protect them from drying out.
Is it better to boil or bake ribs before grilling?
Not pre-cooking the ribs before grilling.
Follow this tip: Pre-cooking the ribs before they hit the grill not only gives you more control over the cooking temperature, but it can also make for more tender meat. You can oven-bake, boil, or even use the slow cooker for pre-cooking before firing up the grill.
Should I boil ribs before grilling them?
Ribs should be cooked slowly to obtain the optimum tenderness. Often ribs are boiled or oven-steamed before grilling to help tenderize the meat.
Can you overcook ribs in a smoker?
Ribs are easy to overcook. They take practice to get right. I slow smoke them for three hours or so, wrapping them in foil half way through the cook. They should be cooked at 275 degrees F that way.
Do you wrap your ribs in foil when smoking?
Wrapping the meat in foil will limit the amount of smoke on the surface of the meat thus yielding a better color and flavor on the final product. It also adds moisture and speeds up cooking time. Wrapping should be done about half way through the cooking process or when internal meat temp is 150-160 degrees.
What do you put on ribs when wrapping them?
Wrap the ribs in aluminum foil to protect that perfect color. Lay out 2 long pieces of aluminum foil. Create a bed of butter, brown sugar and honey on the foil. I recommend one handful of brown sugar, 2 good beads of butter and one nice bead of honey.
Should I spray my ribs with apple juice?
It depends on how often you spray the ribs. Once every hour will help keep the ribs moist and the apple flavor will be very subtle. You could dilute with water to keep the flavor to a minimum.