Super Simple Baby Back Party Ribs Recipe

Remove Ribs from Packaging and Pat Dry

Remove membrane.

Slice between each rib bone to create individual “party ribs.”

Rub for Party Wings

Combine in a mixing bowl:

• 1/4 cup paprika
• 1.5 tbsp Diamond crystal kosher salt
• 3 tbsp Turbinado sugar (sugar in the raw)
• 1 tbsp coarse ground black pepper
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp granulated garlic
• 1/2 tbsp granulated onion
• 1 tsp cayenne

Apply the above rub liberally to all sides of the ribs – you’ll likely have rub left over, save for another Pork cook.

This is a super basic rub – but we’ll be saucing later anyway so that’s where most of the flavor is.

The main stuff is really just the paprika, salt, and sugar.

Get Your Smoker to 250F and then Put the Ribs on Indirect

I like Post oak and cherry so that’s what I used.

Add new wood chunks every hour.

Smoke ribs for 2 hours or until bark has set.

While Ribs Smoke Make Sauce OR Use Your Favorite BBQ Sauce + Vinegar Sauce

In a bowl combine 1/2 cup BBQ sauce and 1/2 cup of a vinegar-based sauce.

We want the sauce thin so that the BBQ sauce doesn’t burn.

I used my Chipotle BBQ sauce and I made a quick Tennessee Red sauce

To make my red sauce, combine in a bowl and simmer for 20 minutes:

• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup heinz ketchup
• 1/2 cup pure cane syrup
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tbsp coarse ground black pepper
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/4 tsp ground mace

If you don’t have stuff like the above, here’s really basic vinegar sauce recipes:

• Use This one OR
• This one

OR just cut your BBQ sauce with 1/2 cup of ACV.

Once Ribs Have Smoked for 2 Hours, Put Into an Aluminum Pan

If your sauce has cooled, re-heat for 5 minutes or so.

Pour warm sauce over ribs in the pan – toss in sauce and then cover with aluminum foil, ensuring no hot air can leak.

Return to smoker for 45+ minutes until tender.

My Ribs Took 1 Hour and 30 Minutes Wrapped to Be Tender

Once Tender, take out of foil and rest for 5-15 minutes and enjoy!