CQ's Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Mesquite wood chips and apple juice bring tons of flavor to these fall-off-the-bone smoked baby back ribs that are perfect for entertaining.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 643 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce
• aluminum foil
• 2 racks baby back pork ribs
• 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle apple juice
• mesquite wood chips, soaked in water
• 0.25 cup dry barbeque rub, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Remove membrane from back of ribs. Cut each rack into 3 rib pieces. Place ribs in a large bowl and fill with apple juice; soak for 8 hours to overnight.

Step 2

Preheat a smoker to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).

Step 3

Remove ribs from apple juice, cover with dry rub, and wrap each piece in aluminum foil, creating a packet. Place foil packets, unstacked, onto wire racks. Reserve juice for cooking.

Step 4

Put mesquite chips in the wood box and pull out foil packets. Remove ribs from foil and generously apply barbeque sauce; discard foil.

Step 5

Place ribs, bone side-down, back in the smoker and cook until meat pulls away easily from the bone, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the ribs should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Step 6

Place wire racks into the preheated smoker. Pour reserved apple juice in the smoker's water pan. Cook ribs in the preheated smoker, maintaining a temperature of 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), for 3 hours.