Slow Smoked Cumin Ribs

If you want to be in the BBQ hall of fame, you need to make a great rack of ribs, but if you are new to barbecue they can be intimidating. I mean, look at them. Meat, bone, meat, bone - much more complicated than a burger.

So, where to start? What makes a great rack of ribs? Great flavor, light smoke, perfect texture, and a sweet and tangy sauce. Is your brain engaged? Let's build some Kansas City style baby-back ribs.

Step 1 - Get ya some meats
Step 2 - Citrus tea brine (optional)
Step 3 - Prep Mr. Ribs and apply Mr. Cumin Rub
Step 4 - Fire (Fahr, if you are from Missouri)
Step 5 - Indirect heat and smokey-smokes
Step 6 - Foil (Fohl, if you are from Georgia)
Step 7 - Sauce to knock your socks off
Step 8 - Winner, winner, ribby dinner

Step 1 Get Ya Some Meats

Here they are: Meaty, baby-back ribs. These are pretty tender, as barbecue meat goes. You can get away with grilling them quickly and they will taste great with quite a bit of chewiness. But there is a secret land of deliciousness that is unlocked by slow cooking with smoke, and that is where we are headed.

So, let's dress these bad boys up.

Comments

[haxquiz]

These instructables were gr8, i made these and they were fabulous!

[paulcw3]

We just picked up a new BBQ this weekend. I am going to cook this up next weekend!!! TY for sharing. Yummy !!!

[paulcw3]

Ribs are in the black tea citrus brine tonight :-)

[paulcw3]

This was GREAT ! The best ribs i have ever tasted !!!

[tsangell]

Excellent. Glad you enjoyed them. :)

[SinAmos]

I finished making these today in my oven and they rocked. I even did the black tea citrus brine. 5 stars.

[branonls]

Looks great. I'm from Missouri but I grew up with indoor plumbing so I know how to pronounce fire correctly. But being from St. Louis I still bastardize all the French words they use around here like everyone else. You should try the 2-1-1 method for baby backs. It's fire-foil-fire. For spares is 3-2-1. A lot of people say using the Texas Crutch (foil) is cheating but the technique works great so why complain.

[SinAmos]

I love meat. I don't even have to read this instructable because I'm so damn biased.

[Artekus]

Awesome. Really really good recipe and I love the humour!! I literally cannot wait to try this! 5*, it goes without saying :)