St. Louis BBQ Ribs
Pitmaster note: If you’re going through the trouble of making a dry rub and scratch BBQ sauce, it’s a good idea to have some left over. The extra rub will last several weeks in an airtight container, and you can save the sauce for at least a week to 10 days.
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The people of St. Louis know their BBQ sauce, and when they talk BBQ, they’re actually talkin’ grilled pork ribs, smothered in a sweet, smoky layer of deliciousness that you’ll want to pour over everything. Take our advice, and make plenty of extra sauce and dry rub to store away for later.
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Prepare the rub: In a medium bowl, whisk all rub ingredients together. Use your fingertips to break up any large clumps of brown sugar.
2
Set aside 2 tablespoons rub to use in sauce and apply the rest of the rub to front and back of ribs.
3
Build a charcoal fire using Kingsford® Original Charcoal for indirect grilling by situating the coals on only one side of the grill, leaving the other side void. Preheat to 250°F.
4
Once the grill is preheated, place the ribs on the grill meat-side up and cook with indirect heat for 3½–4 hours, or until the ribs are tender. For your safety, please reference the USDA safe cooking temperatures.
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While ribs are cooking, make the sauce by combining all the sauce ingredients into a medium saucepan along with the 2 tablespoons reserved spice rub.
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Stir in 1/2 cup water and bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until reduced to a glaze consistency. Sauce should reduce by about one-third. Remove from heat and allow the sauce to cool.
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During the last 30 minutes of cooking, brush the sauce on to both sides of the ribs in two coats. Discard any leftover sauce after use; do not reuse or re-boil sauce.
8
Remove the ribs from the grill and place them on a cutting board to rest for about 10 minutes. Carve the ribs and serve.
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Cooking for 4 people
Ingredients
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St. Louis-style cut ribs, membrane removed from underside of ribs, any loose fat or meat trimmed
2 slabs
For the spice rub
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brown sugar
¼ cup
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onion powder
2 tablespoons
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smoked paprika
2 tablespoons
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dry mustard
1 tablespoon
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garlic powder
½ tablespoon
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dried oregano
½ tablespoon
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ground coriander
1 teaspoon
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cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon
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kosher salt
2 tablespoons
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freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons
For the sauce
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ketchup
2½ cups
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apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup
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brown sugar
¼ cup
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molasses
¼ cup
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Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons
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Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon
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liquid smoke (optional)
1 teaspoon
For safe meat preparation, reference the USDA website.
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