Authentic Barbecue Pork Spareribs

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1994

By following these seven steps—including one that uses tinfoil and a paper bag—you can make real barbecued ribs in your own backyard.

SERVES 4

TIME 3¾ to 4¾ hours, plus 1 hour standing and 1 hour resting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We found that indirect heat was crucial to a traditional barbecued spareribs recipe, coming closest to replicating the results of barbecue pit masters. One way in which we fine-tuned our technique was to turn the ribs every half hour for ev...

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