Smoked St. Louis Style Ribs
Here’s a delicious and easy smoked St. Louis style ribs recipe.
Equipment
- Z Grills Pellet Smoker
Ingredients
- 3 racks of St. Louis-style ribs
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 ½ cup apple juice
- An entire bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Trim ribs, remove the membrane, and apply your rub generously to front and back and allow it to sit for 1-4 hours.
- Set your pellet grill to 225 °F
- Place ribs bone-side-down directly on the grates, spray or brush apple juice onto the ribs.
- Allow to cook for 1 hr then remove from the grill and wrap in a foil boat.
- Fill the boat with the remaining apple juice and close the foil.
- Return to the grill and smoke for another 3 hours, until they reach an internal temperature of 200 °F.
- Remove from grill and foil, brush with BBQ sauce and return to the grill for a further 10 minutes.
- Remove from the grill, allow to rest for 10 minutes, then serve.