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Texas Style Baby Back Ribs

2 hr
30 min prep
1 hr 30 min cook

Serves 8

Ingredients

  • 1 Rib grilling rack (optional)
  • 2 Baby back ribs
  • 1 Mesquite briquets
  • 14 oz Franklin Texas Barbecue Sauce
  • 1 Mesquite wood chips, soaked in water for 30 minutes

Instructions

  1. Brush ribs with BBQ sauce and place on a tray, set aside.
  2. Stack 5 cups of mesquite briquets on opposite side of grill bottom and light.
  3. Allow the coals to turn gray and ashen 325°F.
  4. Place as many soaked mesquite wood chips in the smoker box.
  5. Place 2 racks of ribs on rib grilling rack and place on grill rack away from the coals or place on top of heavy duty foil.
  6. Cover grill and smoke the ribs for 1 1/2 hours, adding 8-10 briquets and 1 cup of soaked wood chips every 30 minutes or as needed to keep the slow smoking fire going.
  7. Remove the ribs from the smoker when tender (you should be able to remove a rib bone easily).
  8. Cut rib rack between the ribs and place on a platter and serve.

Nutrition

17gCarbs
14gFat
16gProtein

Nutrition Facts

8 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories260
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 14g
    • 22%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 5g
    • 25%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 55mg
    • 18%
  • Sodium
    • 670mg
    • 28%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 17g
    • 6%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 2g
  • Sugars
    • 16g
  • Protein
    • 16g
  • Vitamin C
  • Calcium
    • 2%
  • Iron
    • 4%
  • Vitamin A
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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