Hickory Smoked/bbq Baby Back Ribs

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 (2 lb) racks of baby-back lamb ribs or 2 (2 lb) loin ribs
• 1/2 cup salt or 1 cup kosher salt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 4 quarts cold water
• 6 garlic cloves
• 8 large fresh basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon fresh oregano
• 2 tablespoons chopped italian parsley
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 -4 tablespoons light brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine the salt, sugar and water in a large plastic container or non-reactive stock pot.
• 2 place ribs in brine and refrigerate for one hour.
• 3 meanwhile, combine all rub ingredients except sugar and grind into a green thick liquid with a food processor, blender or immersion blender.
• 4 remove ribs from the brine (after the hour) and pat dry with paper towels.
• 5 brush or rub green liquid over both sides of the ribs, sprinkle with sugar and wrap tightly with plastic wrap.
• 6 place in refrigerator for a minimum of one hour, but preferably 4 hours, you can go overnight for a really flavorful treat.
• 7 wood/charcoal method: soak 2 large chunks of hickory in water. light about 40-50 coals or you may also use an equal amount of dry hickory chunks for an intense smoke flavor.
• 8 do not use lighter fluid, a fire starter chimney is the best method.
• 9 once coals are covered with a gray ash push them over to one side put the soaked hickory chunks on the coals and replace the grate, form a pan with some heavy aluminum foil large enough for the rib, put it on the cool side of the grill, place the ribs in the"pan" add about 1 cup of water and put the cover on the grill with the holes over the meat.
• 10 turn the meat 180 degrees and over every 30 minutes.
• 11 add some more coals/wood in about 2 hours.
• 12 smoke ribs for a total of 4 hours.
• 13 gas grill: i don't recommend this as it can leave a very slight chemical gas taste to the meat, but it does work.
• 14 it's the same basic technique as the charcoal method, light the grill and turn off half (or 2/3rds) of the burners, use soaked hickory chips in a throw away aluminum pan on top of the hot side of the grill.
• 15 for either method the temp inside the grill should be around 275°f with a total cooking time of 4 hours.
• 16 serve with your favorite bbq sauce. se like lee lee's famous barbecue sauce for ribs w/ preserves, lee lee's famous barbecue sauce for ribs w/ preserves.
• 17 brush some on the meat for the last 5-10 minutes of the cooking process if desired.