Ahira's Hangar

Smoked Ribs
submitted by: Malik23

Basically, don't boil them first. People do this to make them tender, but this removes a lot of flavor (you can tell becaue the water is "broth" afterwards). You want to cook them slowly with low heat. This is because low heat + long cooking time = rendering the fat and collagen into something yummy and tender. I know, sounds gross, right? Wrong! It's wonderful.

So you either need a smoker, or you can cook them in an oven. I improvised with my little charcoal grill. After applying my rub, I cooked them first for two hours at about 225 F in the oven. During this time, I wasn't conjuring up some homemade BBQ sauce. It wasn't entirely a success, but it was close. I was also allowing my charcoal to burn down until I could hold my hands over them for 5 seconds (low heat). Then, I threw my ribs on. I had a spare grill to start multiple batches of charcoal and allow them to cool down, which I added continuously over about 6 hours. So 8 hours total cooking time on low heat.

Anyway, I'd love some advice on a good BBQ sauce. I threw together these ingrediants in haphazard amounts:

Onion
Ketchup
Chili powder
Red pepper
Black pepper
White pepper
Worsch. sauce
Liq. Smoke
Brown sugar
Vinegar
Dry mustard
Salt
Red pepper flakes
Butter
Soy sauce
Garlic
Hot sauce