With a base of onions, garlic and cheap cola, you can infuse spare ribs with lots of flavor while allowing the steam from the onions and cola to keep the ribs nice and moist while they smoke.
Course Entree
Cuisine Hot Smoking
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 5 hourshours
Total Time 5 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Servings 3-4
Author Jeff Phillips
Ingredients
1rack of spare ribs
Apple cider vinegar
2-literbottle of cheap cola
3-4medium yellow onions
16-18clovesof garlic
Jeff's original rub
Jeff's original barbecue sauce
Instructions
Prepare Ribs For Smoking
Rinse ribs under cool water
Remove any large areas of fat on meaty side of ribs
Flip the ribs over and remove the membrane from the bone side
Wet the ribs with apple cider vinegar
Apply a generous coat of Jeff's original rub to the bone side
Turn the ribs over and apply the vinegar and rub to the meaty side
Cut the rack of ribs in half
Slice two onions into ¼ inch slices and separate the rings
Place the rings and 8-10 garlic cloves in a large foil pan
Pour enough cola to fill the pan to about ½ full
Lay one of the rib halves on top of the onions and garlic
Prepare a 2nd pan in the same manner for the other half of the ribs
Set up smoker to cook at about 250°F (121°C)
Place the pan(s) of ribs onto the smoker grates
Cook for 5-6 hours or until they ribs are as tender as you like them or about 195°F (91°C).