Perfect Grilled Ribs

How to cook spectacular ribs.

You Will Need…

• Charcoal Grill
• Charcoal
• Hickory Chips
• Charcoal Chimney
• 4 Sheets of News Paper or a wad of paper towels
• Matches or A Lighter
• Tin Foil Tray of Water
• Grill Utensils
• Pork Spare Ribs
• Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce
• Olive Oil
• Tin Foil
• Apple Juice (1 Cup)
• Rub
• Bowl of Water (for soaking hickory chips)
• 4 Hours of Cooking Time

 

Step 1: Get The Charcoal Burning

• Crumple the 4 sheets of news paper and place them in the lower compartment of the charcoal chimney
• Dump the charcoal in the upper compartment of the charcoal chimney
• Place the loaded chimeny on the gril
• Light the news paper in the bottom with matches or a lighter
• Let it brun for about 15 – 20 minutes or until you begin to see the coals turning red hot
• Start soaking the hickory chips in a bowl of water

Don’t use lighter fluid. Everything you put in the grill will effect the flavor. You don’t want your ribs tasting like lighter fluid. You want them tasting like BBQ and Hickory.

 Step 2: Prepare The Meat

• Wash the meat. A quick rinse under some running water will do the job
• Cut off any rough or fatty parts that you wouldn’t want to eat
• Rub olive oil into the meat. This will lock in the juices and flavor
• Rub the Rub into the meat. Be generous

 Step 3: Prepare The Grill

• After the charcoals have caught fire in the chimney they should be nice and red hot
• Remove the grate and dump out the charcoals into the bottom of the grill
• You will need arrange them on one side of the grill to make room for the water tray
• Place a tray of water in one half of the grill
• You should add more charcoal at this point as needed to fill the other half of the grill
• Place the grate back onto the grill

The bottom vent should be free and clear of ashes from previous fires so that air can fuel the fire from below. Make sure you place the coals and fire over the bottom vent, and not the tray of water.

Step 4: Put The Ribs On the Grill

• Place them over the water tray so that they are cooked by indirect heat
• Put the water soaked Hickory chips on top of the burning coals
• Put the lid on the grill and locate the top vent over the water tray and meat
• The bottom vent should be under the charcoal and fire
• Both vents should be open to allow air to flow into the bottom and out the top
• Let the ribs cook for 1 hour

If you’re looking you ain’t cooking. Don’t take the lid off to look at the meat unless you absolutely need to. Every time you do this the temperature drops dramatically and all the tasty smoke flavor escapes.

Step 5: Flip The Ribs (1st Time)

• After the first hour has passed take the lid off and flip the ribs
• If your cooking 2 racks of ribs at the same time you may want to switch their positions on the gril
• Put the lid back on and let the ribs cook for a second hour
• Add more water soaked Hickory chips every time you take the lid off the grill. That will keep it nice and smokey inside.

Step 6: Flip The Ribs (2nd Time)

• After the second hour has passed take the lid off and flip the ribs
• Put the lid back on and let the ribs cook for a third hour

Step 7: Wrap The Ribs In Tin Foil

• Take the ribs off the grill and wrap them in tin foil
• Poor a little splash of apple juice over the ribs to moisten them up and add some flavor
• Place the ribs back on the grill and let them cook for 30 minutes in the tin foil

Step 8: Apply BBQ Sauce (1st Time)

• Take the ribs out of the tin foil and apply your favorite BBQ sauce to one side
• Sweet Baby Rays works great
• Let cook for 15 minutes

Step 9: Apply BBQ Sauce (2nd Time)

• Flip the ribs and apply BBQ sauce to the opposite side
• Let cook for 15 minutes

We found this great recipe on instructables.com. Thanks and hope you enjoy.