Grilled St. Louis Spare Ribs

I heard someone say once you can’t make good ribs on a gas grill, that’s right you can’t. You can make amazing ribs on the Weber Gas Grill and in this recipe that’s just what we did.

Yield: 3 Racks of Ribs
Prep time: 10 Minute Prep
Total time: 3.5 Hours Cook Time

Ingredients

Cooking Directions:

• Clean and sanitize all cutting boards and prep surfaces prior to use
• Read all manufacturer’s instructions before using grills and any cooking tools
• Clean Weber grill before use – clean grill grates and wipe down with damp towel
• Remove left side grill grate and store, leaving only the right side grill grate
• Add weber smoker box between left burner and grill tub side wall
• Ignite grill and adjust temp to 300˚ F
• Once grill reaches temp of 300˚ F, turn off the right burners and leave the far left burner on to setup for indirect cooking
• While grill is heating up – prep ribs as follows:
• Remove membrane from back of ribs
• Lightly Oil both sides and season to taste with Rub-A-Dub
• Let Ribs sit at room temp until grill is ready
• Wash, rinse and sanitize spray bottle and load with 1 can of cola, leave spray head off for now
• Place the ribs on the grill as shown in the video (use warming rack if needed)
• Load smoker box with 2-3 handfuls of dry apple chips (do not ignite) and close the lid
• Close the grill and make sure temp levels out at 300˚ F
• Cook for 45 minutes, open lid and spray ribs until moisture sits on the surface
• Close grill and repeat this process every 45 minutes to 1 hour
• Add more wood chips as needed to reach desired smoke level
• Remove ribs after 3.5 hours of cooking and bring into kitchen
• Brush with sauce or drizzle with sauce and enjoy

BBQ Gear / Supplies:

• Weber Genesis SA-E-330 Ace Sku #80379394

• Weber Smoker Box Ace Sku #8321671

• Spray Bottle, 32 oz Harris Ace Sku #7810187

• Weber Grill Brush. Ace Sku #8352460

• Weber Basting Brush. Ace Sku #8321804

• Rub-A-Dub, 5280 Culinary. Ace Sku #8562050

• Blues Hog, Raspberry Chipotle Sauce. Ace Sku #8064934