BBQ Back Ribs with Cherry Chipotle Glaze

Ingredients:

  • 2 racks pork back ribs (membrane removed)
  • 1/3 cup chipotle barbecue seasoning blend
  • 1 (16 ounce) bottle brown sugar barbecue sauce
  • 1/3 cup cherry preserves
  • 1 handful hickory or apple wood chips (for smoking, soaked in water and drained, optional)
  • ¾ cup apple juice (in a spray bottle)

Directions

Pat ribs dry with paper towels; generously coat both sides of ribs with barbecue seasoning. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, make the glaze. Combine barbecue sauce and cherry preserves in medium saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until preserves have melted. Set aside to cool.

Heat charcoal or gas grill for indirect cooking at 250-300° F, add drained wood chips, if using.

Place the ribs, meaty side down, over a drip pan and cook for 2 hours, spraying both sides of ribs with apple juice every 20-30 minutes. Add about 12 coals to a charcoal grill every 45 minutes or so to maintain the heat. Remove ribs from grill.

Double wrap each rack in heavy duty aluminum foil. Return wrapped ribs to the grill and cook for 1½-2 hours more over indirect heat, until very tender. Add more coals as needed to maintain temperature for a charcoal grill.

Remove ribs from grill and unwrap. Place ribs over direct heat on grill and brush with glaze. Cook for about 5 minutes until the glaze is set. Turn ribs and repeat with more glaze.

Serve ribs with remaining glaze.

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