Spice Rubbed Smoked Ribs with Maple-Horseradish Baste

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Smoked BBQ Ribs

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 1 hr 30 min
Total:: 2 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

Maple-Horseradish Glaze:

2 cups pure maple syrup
1/2 cup prepared horseradish, drained
2 heaping tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Ribs:

1/3 cup Spanish paprika
3 tablespoons ancho chili powder
3 tablespoons New Mexican chili powder
2 tablespoons ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
3 cups wood chips (hickory, mesquite, or applewood)
4 racks pork ribs (3 pounds each)

Directions

Glaze:

Whisk all ingredients together in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Ribs:

Stir spices together in a medium bowl.

About 1/2 hour before cooking time, soak hickory chips in enough water to cover. Drain chips. In a covered grill, place slow burning charcoal in both sides of a drip pan. Sprinkle coals with wood chips.

Rub top side of each rack of ribs with about 3 tablespoons of the rub. Place ribs, bone side down, on grill. Close cover or place cover on the smoker. Grill about 1 1/2 hours, adding chips every 20 minutes. During the last 10 minutes of grilling, brush liberally with the Maple-Horseradish Glaze.

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recipe Spice Rubbed Smoked Ribs with Maple-Horseradish Baste
Smoking Ribs monett, MO 12-28-2009
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Now that has a kick to it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was a bit scared to put that much horseradish on the ribs so close to the finishing time, thinking that the skin-melting... properties would not be able to fully dissolve. I must admit, I cooked mine an additional 2 hours on very low, adding more chips every 20 minutes or so. Turned out great though.Read more
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Andrea San Antonio, TX 07-10-2009
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My favorite recipe - works well on chops, too!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My family loves this! It works equally well on pork chops on the grill, which take much less time to cook. I use sugar free... maple syrup and the taste is still terrific.Read more
recipe Spice Rubbed Smoked Ribs with Maple-Horseradish Baste
Laura Plainfield, IL 07-04-2009
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Fantastic! But needs more cooking time
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We tried this yesterday and I must agree with all the other raters that the flavor is outstanding! Such a delicious blend of... smoky, sweet and spicy, you'll absolutely love it! But we really like our ribs to fall off the bone, and I could tell from the recipe and the comments of the others that the cooking time allocated was not going to cut it. So we followed the advice of another rater and cooked them in the oven at 325 for 2 1/2 hours (I found this from another rib recipe), then we transfered to a grill with applewood chips for about 1/2 hour. They were pretty tender, but still not as much as we'd like, so I think next time I'll increase oven time to 3 hours. The flavor of the smoke came through after just 30 minutes on the grill, so I think if we increase the time in the oven we'll get our desired result.Read more
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David Charleston, WV 06-30-2009
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Question on this Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

So it says to place charcoal IN both sides of a drip pan. i'm new at grilling and ribs so my question is do you place them in... the drip pan as stated, becasue i thought drip pans were on top the the coals? any help would be great thanks. Read more
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Martha Seattle, WA 06-07-2009
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WOW!! Phenomenal ribs!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was our first attempt at baby back ribs on the grill. Phenomenal! Maple-horseradish didn't really sound that good, but... we tried it anyway because Bobby doesn't ever really seem to have bad recipes. The flavors were really good, and not as sharp as I expected. Only thing, and this is probably our fault, but we had to grill closer to 2 hours to get the ribs to the almost falling off the bone doneness. We can't wait to make these again!Read more
recipe Spice Rubbed Smoked Ribs with Maple-Horseradish Baste
Daniel Haverhill, MA 03-30-2009
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OMG!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am a littled jaded when it comes to ribs, after having perfected my own recipe over the years. However, this recipe is... out-freakin-standing!!! I often cook ribs for pot luck dinners in the neighborhood and they are usually the talk of the party. After using my charcoal smoker (5 hours) and this recipe, the neighbors agree these are the best ribs they have ever had! So yes, Bobby wins the Throwdown this time :( I can't wait to make them again!Read more