# Ribs

[https://cookinginthemidwest.com/blog/smoked-baby-back-ribs/](https://cookinginthemidwest.com/blog/smoked-baby-back-ribs/)

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes  
Cook Time: 5 hours hours  
Course: Dinner  
Cuisine: American  
Keyword: Baby Back Ribs, Smoked Ribs, Smoker Recipe  
Servings: 4  
Equipment  
  
 1 Smoker  
  
Ingredients  
  
 Baby Back Ribs  
 Yellow Mustard  
 BBQ Rub - I’m using Strawberry’s  
 BBQ Sauce - I’m using Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce  
 1 12 oz can Cherry Coke or Root beer  
 Pats of Butter  
 Brown sugar  
 Honey  
  
Instructions  
  
 Remove the membrane from the ribs and cover the ribs in yellow mustard. Season with a BBQ Rub. Add the mustard and bbq rub to both sides of the ribs.

  
 Cook on a smoker at 250 degrees uncovered for 3 hours. After they’ve been smoking for 1 hour start spraying them with cherry coke in a spray bottle about every 30 minutes for the remaining 2 hours.

  
 Lay out a large sheet of aluminum foil. Add a few pats of butter, a sprinkle of brown sugar, a drizzle of honey, and more BBQ Rub to the foil. Add ribs to the foil meat side down, wrap them up tightly in the foil, and put back on the smoker for 1 more hour meat side down.

  
 Take ribs out of the foil, brush on BBQ sauce, and put them back on the smoker (without the foil) for about 30 minutes to an hour.

  
 Cut ribs and serve! Enjoy!  
 These baby back ribs cooked for a total of about 4 1/2 - 5 hours.

BBQ rub recipe

- <span data-ingredient-quantity="true">1/2</span> <span data-ingredient-unit="true">cup</span> <span data-ingredient-name="true">brown sugar</span>
- <span data-ingredient-quantity="true">1/2</span> <span data-ingredient-unit="true">cup</span> <span data-ingredient-name="true">paprika</span>
- <span data-ingredient-quantity="true">1</span> <span data-ingredient-unit="true">tablespoon</span> <span data-ingredient-name="true">chili powder</span>
- <span data-ingredient-quantity="true">1</span> <span data-ingredient-unit="true">tablespoon</span> <span data-ingredient-name="true">garlic powder</span>
- <span data-ingredient-quantity="true">1</span> <span data-ingredient-unit="true">tablespoon</span> <span data-ingredient-name="true">onion powder</span>
- <span data-ingredient-quantity="true">1</span> <span data-ingredient-unit="true">tablespoon</span> <span data-ingredient-name="true">salt</span>
- <span data-ingredient-quantity="true">1</span> <span data-ingredient-unit="true">tablespoon</span> <span data-ingredient-name="true">ground black pepper</span>
- <span data-ingredient-quantity="true">1</span> <span data-ingredient-unit="true">teaspoon</span> <span data-ingredient-name="true">cayenne pepper (Optional)</span>