PB&J Pork Spare Ribs
I'm not even going to ask if you like BBQ or Spare Ribs, but do you like Peanut Butter and Jelly sammies? If so then you need to give this a try. We are smoking up perfect pork spare ribs on my pellet smoker, and finishing the cook off basting with a home-made PB&J sauce! This is a fantastic one guys, well worth giving it a try. Lets get started...
YouTube Instructional: https://youtu.be/mNH-eR8yhRs
Ingredients:
~1-2 Racks of Pork Spare Ribs (untrimmed or trimmed)
Kosher Salt
Coarse Black Pepper
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Peanut Butter and Jelly Mop:
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter (smooth)
1/2 Cup Jelly (I used strawberry, but grape jelly works great!)
1/4 Cup Apple Cider (hard) or a fruited beer or fruit juice
1 Tbsp Honey
1 Tsp Siracha (optional)
Salt + extra sugar to taste
Step 1: Trim your Ribs
Pull off any hard fat. Remove the flap on the bone side of the ribs. If you want a St. Louis cut, cut the sternum bone and cartilage off to square up your rack of ribs.
Lastly, remove the membrane on the back by getting a butter knife under it and pulling
Step 2: Salt your Ribs
Salt the meat side of the ribs with appx 1/4 to 1/2 tsp per LB. I lean towards the 1/4 side since most of the weight in your ribs is bone.
Put back into the fridge for an hour or so until the salt is absorbed into the meat.
Step 3: Rub down the ribs
Give the meat side of the ribs a light coating of coarse black pepper, garlic powder ,and lastly paprika
You shouldnt need to use a binder, but you can use apple cider here if needed.
Step 5: Smoke at 225
Smoke the ribs at 225 for 2-3 hours until the bark has set.
Step 5: Begin Spritzing
Begin spritzing the ribs with apple cider every 30-45 minutes or whenever the exterior looks dry
Step 6: Make the Mop Sauce
Combine the ingredients for the mop, and heat over low heat. Stir until combined and smooth. You can add in more apple cider if its too thick - we need to be able to brush this onto the ribs.
Step 7: Mop the ribs
When the ribs begin to bend about 45 degrees if you lift from the center, its time to start mopping - somewhere around 190 degrees
Step 8: Pull the Ribs
When the ribs almost fall apart if you lift from the center, and a probe can be inserted between the bones with little effort, they are ready to pull!
You can put these into tinfoil in a warm oven for a few hours if you need to wait before eating.
Enjoy!
