Kiefer’s Cherry Memphis Ribs Recipe
Ingredients
2 slabs of baby back ribs
Cherry wood chips
BBQ Rub (2 Packets)
Dr Pepper Cherry or Cherry Coke
Foil
Preparation
- Prep: (24 hours prior to smoke) Take out fresh slabs of ribs and pat dry with a paper towel. Rub BBQ Rub (generously) on both sides of the ribs. Save ½ packet for later.
- Wrap in foil and place in refrigerator overnight
- (2 hours prior to smoke) Remove ribs from refrigerator and allow them to reach room temperature
- Time to Rock n’ Roll: Soak two handfuls of cherry wood chips in warm water for 15 minutes
- Start smoker and bring to 120°C.
- Fill half of the water pan (if applicable) with either Dr Pepper Cherry or Cherry Coke. Fill rest with warm water.
- Sprinkle the rest of the packet of rub onto the ribs
- Place ribs in smoker and wood chips in the pan
- Smoke for 1½ hours at 120°C
- After 1½ hours, place 1 additional handful of pre-soaked cherry wood chips in pan; Fill water pan with warm water, if needed
- Continue smoking for 2 hours at 120°C
- After 3½ – 4 hours (total cooking time), remove ribs and wrap each rack in foil (use a spray bottle and spray inside of foil with warm water)
- Place ribs back into smoker for an additional 2 hours
- Remove ribs and rest 10-20 minutes
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