Kansas City–Style Barbecue Ribs

Name: Kansas City–Style Barbecue Ribs
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, kosher salt; 2 tablespoons, pepper; 1 tablespoon, granulated garlic; 2 (2½- to 3-pound) racks, St. Louis–style spareribs; 5 (3-inch), wood chunks; 1 (13 by 9-inch), disposable aluminum pan; ¼ cup, ketchup; ¼ cup, packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons, light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon, Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon, pepper; ½ teaspoon, table salt; ½ teaspoon, granulated garlic; ¼ teaspoon, ground cumin

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2021

Main Courses

Pork

Grilling & Barbecue

These lacquered, tender, sticky ribs check all the boxes.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME5¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe was inspired by the ribs we tried at Harp Barbecue in Raytown, Missouri; read about our visit here. For ribs that were assertively spiced, well lacquered, and tender to the bone, we leaned on a charcoal snake, a C-shaped arrange...

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