Pork Ribs: A Simple Timing Guide

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Pork Ribs: A Simple Timing Guide

Rib times move with thickness, starting temperature and how steady the barbecue holds heat. Use this as a planning guide for two racks of baby back ribs, then check for meat that has pulled back from the bones and bends when lifted.

Prep Time
20m
Cooking Time
3h 15m
Serves
4
Fuel
Gas or charcoal

What you need

  • 2 racks baby back pork ribs
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 cup barbecue sauce, for the last 15 minutes

Steps

  1. Step 01

    Peel the membrane from the bone side. Mix the sugar, salt, paprika and pepper and rub it over both racks.

  2. Step 02

    Hold the barbecue at about 135°C with indirect heat. Cook the ribs for 2 hours and 30 minutes, bone-side down, lid closed.

  3. Step 03

    Brush with sauce and cook for another 15 minutes, just long enough for the sauce to set. Sauce any earlier will darken and stick.

  4. Step 04

    Rest for 10 minutes. A rack is ready when it bends and the surface cracks, and the bones have started to show at the ends.

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