Authentic Barbecue Pork Spareribs

Name: Authentic Barbecue Pork Spareribs
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 pounds, pork spareribs, 2 slabs, trimmed of extraneous fat; 1 tablespoon, ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons, cayenne pepper (optional); 2 tablespoons, chili powder; 2 tablespoons, ground cumin; 2 tablespoons, dark brown sugar; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon, dried oregano; 4 tablespoons, paprika; 2 tablespoons, table salt; 1 tablespoon, ground white pepper; 3 tablespoons, celery salt; 3 tablespoons, garlic powder; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 , small onion, chopped; 2 medium cloves, garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon, paprika; 1 tablespoon, ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons, fresh lemon juice from one medium lemon; 1 teaspoon, dry mustard; 1/2 teaspoon, hot pepper sauce; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 cup, cider vinegar; 1 , (15-ounce) can tomato sauce

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1994

SERVES4

TIME3¾ 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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