Texas BBQ Ribs

By Booper-2

This recipe won 1st place in the 1996 Chilsolm Trail Roundup BBQ cookoff in Fort Worth, Texas. I usually use pork ribs but this works well for beef ribs too.. Baby backs really do not benefit from this cooking method.

Ingredients

• brown sugar
• honey
• dry rub seasonings
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, to taste
• 5 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons seasoning salt
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 tablespoons cayenne, to taste
• 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons paprika

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 390mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Prepare barbeque smoker with hickory or pecan wood. 2 If you use briquets and woodchips, soak the chips in water. 3 Rub ribs with dry rub and let set for one hour before starting to smoke. 4 Smoke ribs slowly over indirect heat, 250 to 275 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. 5 Wrap ribs in foil, cover meat generously with brown sugar and honey. 6 Cook meat till rib bone twists and pulls freely out, about 2 1/2 to 3 more hours.