Here's a great recipe for Kansas City Style Ribs. We learned this one at a recreational cooking class called "Authentic Southern Barbecue" at the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan. The class was presented by Chef-Instructor Elizabeth Karmel, the author of 'Taming the Flame: Secrets for Hot-and-Quick Grilling and Low-and-Slow BBQ'. Chef Karmel grew up in North Carolina and is a nationally known grilling expert and the creator of Girls at the Grill, a company that encompasses her grilling consulting and writing, grilling products, & her web site; girlsatthegrill.com

Ingredients for 6 Servings

4 Slabs pork back ribs
1 Bottle Bilardo Brothers Original Barbeque Sauce
-- Hickory or oak wood chips, soaked for 30 minutes

Sweet Kansas City Barbecue Rub:
1/4 Cup salt
1/2 Cup black pepper
1/4 Cup sweet paprika
1/2 Cup brown sugar
1 Tablespoon white pepper
1 Tablespoon celery salt
1 Tablespoon onion powder
2 Teaspoons good-quality chili powder or powdered ancho chiles
1 Tablespoon dry mustard
1/2 Teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more to taste)
1 1/2 Teaspoons ground thyme
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon ground cloves
2 Teaspoons ground cumin

Preparation

1. Make rub by mixing all ingredients in a small bowl until well combined.
2. Meanwhile, build charcoal fire or preheat gas grill.
3. Remove silver skin from back of ribs, if desired.
4. Set up the grill for indirect heat and if using wood chips, place soaked chips directly on charcoal, or in smoking box of gas grill.
5. Rub ribs liberally with spice rub and let sit, covered, for 15-20 minutes.
6. Place ribs (bone side down) in the center of the cooking grate or in a rib holder/rack, making sure they are not over a direct flame.
7. Grill covered (at about 325'F, if your grill has a thermometer) for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender and has pulled back from the ends of the rib bones.
8. Leave ribs untended for the first 30 minutes—this means no peeking; especially important if using wood chips.
9. If the ribs start to burn on the edges, stack them on top of one another in the very center of the gill and lower your fire slightly.
10. Twenty minutes before serving, unstack if necessary, and brush with Bilardo Brothers Original Barbeque Sauce.
11. Remove ribs from grill and let rest 10 minutes before cutting into individual or 2-3 rib portions.
12. Warm remaining sauce in a saucepan and serve on the side.

Serves 6

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