Dan Potter’s Hasty Bake Barbecued Ribs and Spicy Rub

Difficulty level:

Intermediate

Dan Potter has shared his famous rub and rib recipes with us, and our mouths are definitely watering! We love the technique Dan uses at the end of the process and we hope you will try this at home the next time you smoke ribs!

Ingredients

Dry Rub, combine the following:

1 T. ground black pepper
2 t. cayenne pepper
2 T. chili powder
2 T. cumin
2 T. brown sugar
1 T. white sugar
1 T. ground oregano
4 T. paprika
2 T. salt
1 T. ground white pepper
3 T. celery salt
3 T. garlic powder
Barbecued Ribs:
2 slabs of pork spare ribs
Dry rub (see above)
Your favorite BBQ sauce
Heavy-duty aluminum foil
large, brown paper grocery bag. (This is a key piece of equipment!)

Instructions

Trim an excess fat from the ribs.
At least an hour before cooking, rub generous amounts of your dry rub onto each side of the ribs. You can leave the ribs at room temperature for an hour (plenty of time for the seasonings to mascerate)..any longer and you’ll need to wrap them in plastic and refrigerate them.
Start with a Hasty Bake grill that’s free of any leftover ashes or coals. You’ll need 40-50 charcoal briquettes. Push all of the coals to one side of the fire bed, Light the coals.
While the grill is warming up, wrap two large handfuls of hickory chips in heavy duty aluminum foil. (You really don’t need to soak the wood chips, but if it makes you feel better, go right ahead). Poke several holes in the top of the foil packet.
Once the coals are ready, lay the foil-wrapped chips on top of the charcoal. Position the ribs on the grill, OPPOSITE the fire. Set the Hasty Bake fire bed in the “smoke” position and close the lid and side vents.
After smoking the ribs for 30 minutes, open the side vents. By controlling air flow and adding coal from time-to-time, try to maintain a temperature around 200 degrees (F).
Turn the ribs every half-hour for a total cooking time of about 4-6 hours.
Signs of doneness include the meat starting to pull away from the bone. Grab a bone and twist it. If it almost turns in the meat…the ribs are done. Using your grill tongs, lift the slab of ribs. If they bend easily until they’re almost perpendicular to the grill, they’re done.
KEY: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING THE RIBS OFF THE GRILL, COMPLETELY WRAP THEM IN HEAVY DUTY FOIL. PUT THE FOIL-WRAPPED RIBS IN THE BROWN PAPER SACK AND FOLD THE SACK TIGHTLY AROUND THE RIBS. ALLOW TO REST AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR AN HOUR OR MORE.
Unwrap the ribs…swab ’em with the sauce of your choice and enjoy!