Big "D" Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Big "D" Smoked Baby Back Ribs is a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly main course. One portion of this dish contains approximately 91g of protein, 64g of fat, and a total of 1248 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up baby back pork ribs, paul's barbecue sauce, hickory wood chunks, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 6 hours and 30 minutes.

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Rinse and pat ribs dry.

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Ribs

Remove thin membrane from back of ribs by slicing into it with a knife and then pulling. (This makes for more tender ribs and allows smoke and rub to penetrate meat better.)

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Meat

Ribs

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Knife

Place lemon juice in a small bowl; add oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly. Coat ribs evenly with lemon juice mixture.

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Lemon Juice

Ribs

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Bowl

Sprinkle meat evenly with Paul's Pork Ribs Rub, and rub into meat.

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Pork Ribs

Meat

Dry Seasoning Rub

Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.

Soak wood chunks in water for at least 30 minutes.

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Water

Prepare smoker according to manufacturer's directions, substituting beer for water in water pan. Bring internal temperature to 225 to 250, and maintain temperature for 15 to 20 minutes.

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Water

Beer

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Frying Pan

Drain wood chunks, and place on coals.

Place rib slabs in a rib rack on upper cooking grate; cover with smoker lid.

Smoke ribs, maintaining the temperature inside smoker between 225 and 250, for 4 hours and 30 minutes.

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Ribs

Remove lid, baste with half of Paul's Barbecue Sauce, and, if necessary, add more beer to water pan. Cover with smoker lid, and smoke 30 more minutes.

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Barbecue Sauce