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Memphis-style Country Ribs

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Here is a great twist on country-style pork “ribs”.

Ingredients

  • 6 whole Country-style Pork "ribs", Bone-in
  • _____
  • FOR THE RUB:
  • 3 Tablespoons Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1-½ Tablespoon Garlic Salt
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Paprika
  • 1 teaspoon New Mexico Chili Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin

Preparation

Combine all of the rub ingredients in a small mixing bowl.

Blend the rub ingredients well.

Dust both sides of each “rib” liberally with the seasoning mixture and press it into the meat.

Let the “ribs” sit covered at room temperature for one hour.

Prepare your grill for indirect cooking at medium heat (about 350º).

Add a couple chunks of your favorite smoke wood to the fire (I used a little cherry and hickory).

Cook the “ribs” indirect for one hour.

Flip them over and continue cooking indirect for another 30 minutes.

Put the “ribs” in an aluminum pan, cover with foil, and continue cooking indirect for another hour.

Remove the pan from the grill and prepare for direct cooking over medium-high heat (about 400º).

Remove the “ribs” from the pan and quickly grill them over direct heat for about five minutes per side.

Put the “ribs” on a platter and let them rest for about ten minutes.

Serve, with barbecue sauce on the side, and enjoy!

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patiodaddio on 9.7.2010

hughes – I’m sorry, but I think you have confused my recipe with another. Mine doesn’t call for racks of ribs, and it certainly doesn’t mention boiling.

I’d lose my BBQ license for recommending boiled ribs.

John

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hughes on 9.6.2010

My husband and I just finished eating some of these ribs, and we are food drunk! These are the most amazing ribs! We boiled them first for 30 minutes, just to get them really tender, and we used baby back ribs bought at Whole Foods, so since it is grass-fed meat, it is not as fatty. I will be sharing this recipe with everyone! The best part is that he cooked enough for us to each have another rack tomorrow night!!!!!!!!

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patiodaddio on 9.2.2010

Mary J – New Mexico chili powder is simply ground New Mexico chiles. It’s widely available. The rub definitely needs salt, so I would highly recommend sticking with the garlic salt. -John

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Midnite Baker on 9.2.2010

Recipe sounds good and easy. But, please, tell me what
is New Mexico Chili powder? Is it similar to Chipotle
powder? Also, I would use garlic powder, instead of
garlic salt. Thanks for the explanation.

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stellap on 9.1.2010

I have used smoked paprika instead of paprika+liquid smoke, and I liked the results!

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Kelly on 8.4.2017

Delicious rub! I couldn’t find bone-in country ribs, so I used boneless. I cooked them on the BBQ (they probably could’ve cooked longer).

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Shari Lyons on 1.6.2012

Made last night for dinner… Husband loved and kids too! So that is always a major thumbs up. I cooked in the oven as well, but I used the boneless countrystyle ribs. So they were smaller and didn’t need to cook as long. I ended up cooking at 350 for about an hour.

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shirlsaw on 4.16.2011

I too cooked in the overn 350 for 1 1/2 hours then briefly under the broiler. Wonderful flavor and fall off the bone tender.

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bunnystew on 2.23.2011

We couldn’t wait to try these…it didn’t matter that it was January, snowing, and the temp was hovering in the teens. We’re pretty green with our new smoker and this was only our second time using it. Our first attempt was a major flop with brisket so we were so proud of ourselves when we made these ribs following your recipe. We couldn’t maintain the temp much above 275-300, probably because of the weather but hey it’s a smoker and it’s all about low and slow right. We just cooked them a little longer. They were falling apart and just awesome!!! Soooo patiodaddio when are ya going to give up the recipe for babyback ribs??

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kansasgirl on 2.11.2011

Great flavor and easy to cook. I cooked them in the oven.

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