Hillbilly Heaven Apple Cider Ribs Recipes

APPLE CIDER RIBS

Steps:

• Remove membrane from the back of rib slabs. In a small bowl, combine dry rub ingredients and mix well. Reserve one tablespoon of the rub for the liquid seasoning mixture.
• Generously apply dry rub onto front and back sides of ribs. Gently pat to ensure that rub will adhere.
• Build a charcoal fire for indirect cooking by situating the coals on only one side of the grill, leaving the other side void. Add a small aluminum pan to the void side of the grill and fill it halfway with water.
• When the charcoal grill reaches 250°F, place ribs meat-side up on grill grate and cook over indirect heat for 2 hours and 15 minutes.
• Remove ribs from grill. Place each slab meat-side down on its own doubled aluminum foil square. The foil should be large enough to completely wrap each slab. Mix liquid seasoning in a small bowl. Pour 1/2 cup of the liquid over each slab.
• Then, tightly wrap and seal each slab with aluminum foil. Place the wrapped ribs back in cooker for 1 hour at 250°F.
• Remove ribs from grill, unwrap, and discard foil. Brush finishing glaze on both sides of ribs.
• Place ribs back on the grill for 15 minutes, or until sauce caramelizes.

APPLE CIDER RIBS

Steps:

• Place a 2 lb. rack of baby back ribs in a foil lined shallow pan.
• Add 1 1/2 cups apple cider and cover lightly with foil.
• Bake at 250° for 3 hours basting every 1/2 hour or so with the cider.
• After 3 hours remove from oven and add rub or sauce to ribs.
• Drain off some liquid if needed.
• Return to oven and bake uncovered for 1 hour at 325°.

HILLBILLY HEAVEN APPLE CIDER RIBS

Steps:

• 1. Start your smoker. We use pecan wood for the best flavor for these ribs. Get your smoker to around 250 degrees to 275 degrees.
• 2. In a bowl mix the first 6 ingredients. Take ribs and remove the silver skin from the back of the ribs or they will be tough and the seasoning will not get all the way through your meat. Rub seasoning all over both sides of ribs and place in fridge for about 1 to 2 hours or while your smoker is getting hot.
• 3. Cook ribs on smoker meat side up for around 2 to 3 hours or until meat starts pulling away from the bones. Maintain your smoker temp. between 250 - 275 degrees.
• 4. Take one rack of ribs and place on enough heavy duty foil to wrap with out the bones going through and fold up the sides since you will be adding liquids to this and you will have lots of juice.
• 5. Be real careful since ribs will be hot. Rub both sides of first rack with butter, then with brown sugar, then pour 1 cup of apple cider and close foil tightly. Place back on smoker and repeat with remaiming racks of ribs. Cook 2 to 3 more hours.