Smoked Spare Ribs
I really like these smoked spare ribs. They have a bold smoky flavor brought on by an unlikely combination of coffee and paprika in the rub. The texture of the crispy bacon on top followed by the moist rib meat creates a party in your mouth with every bite. We really love baby back ribs most of the time, but we are using spare ribs this time because of the extra surface area they provide to hold the bacon weave. You can skip the bacon weave if you want, but I'm not sure why you would do that. These Paleo Smoked Spare ribs take time, 7 hours in total, so make sure you plan ahead.
Servings 4
Calories 330kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Paprika
- 1 Tablespoons Coffee Finely Ground
- 2 Tablespoons Kosher Salt
- 1 ½ Tablespoons Black Pepper Ground
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil Garlic Infused
- 1 Rack of Spare Ribs
- 1 Pound Bacon Uncured Sugar-free
Instructions
- Turn on your smoker and take the necessary steps to get it up to 225 degrees. This is easy on a Traeger, but if you're using a charcoal based smoker this can take more time. Plan accordingly.
- Remove your spare ribs from the refrigerator and rinse under cool water then pat dry. Put the ribs meat side down and remove the silver skin membrane that runs the length of the ribs called the peritoneum.
- Combine your Paprika, coffee, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. It should be noted that I'm a little crazy about coffee, so I ground some whole bean coffee just prior to adding to the rub. This isn't necessary. Seriously, there are zero benefits to grinding your own in this scenario.
- Rub your ribs with Garlic infused Olive oil.
- With your ribs meat side down, generously apply your rub, then flip to meat side up and apply rub to the meat side.
- Place your Spare Ribs meat side up on the grate of your smoker. Let the ribs cook, untouched, for 90 minutes
- After 90 minutes flip your spare ribs to meat side down, and cook for an additional 90 minutes.
- Prepare your bacon weave!
- Once your Spare ribs have cooked for 90 minutes meat side down, flip, and place your bacon weave on top. Close your grill and let the spare ribs with the bacon weave on top cook for at least 2 more hours.
- The ribs are done when the meat has pulled away from the end of each rib bone by about ½ of an inch.
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcal