Barbecued Baby Back Ribs For Charcoal Grill

Name: Barbecued Baby Back Ribs For Charcoal Grill
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, table salt or 1 cup kosher salt, for brining; 1/2 cup, granulated sugar, for brining; 4 pounds, baby back ribs, (about 2 racks) or loin back ribs; 1 tablespoon, sweet paprika; 1/2 teaspoon, sweet paprika additionally; 1 1/2 teaspoons, chili powder; 1 3/4 teaspoons, ground cumin; 1 1/2 teaspoons, dark brown sugar; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt or 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 3/4 teaspoon, dried oregano; 3/4 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon, ground white pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2002

Main Courses

Pork

Grilling & Barbecue

SERVES4

TIME4½ hours, plus 1 hour brining, 1 hour soaking, and 30 minutes chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a baby back ribs recipe that would produce juicy, tender, and fully seasoned meat, with an intense smokiness; in short, ribs that would be well worth the time, money, and effort. For ribs that were so flavorful they wouldn’t even ...

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