Smoked Pork Ribs

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Paula's Southern BBQ

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (23)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(23)

Cook Time:
3 hr 10 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 3 hr 10 min
Total:: 3 hr 25 min

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Ingredients

2 racks pork ribs
House Seasoning, recipe follows
Jerry's Basting Sauce, recipe follows
Favorite BBQ sauce, if desired

Directions

Prepare smoker to 250 degrees F. I use charcoal and wood chips such as hickory.

Remove membrane from ribs if desired. Rub thoroughly with House Seasoning. Place ribs on smoker grate and cover. Slow smoke ribs for 2 to 3 hours. Every 15 minutes brush ribs with vinegar solution. We serve our ribs without sauce. If you like sauce cooked on, brush ribs with sauce about 15 minutes before they are done, turning often, watching carefully that the sauce does not burn. Ribs are done when they are tender enough to easily pull from the bones. If you're not a sauce eater, remove ribs, cut and serve with BBQ sauce on the side.

House Seasoning:

1 cup salt

1/4 cup black pepper

1/4 cup garlic powder

Jerry's Basting Sauce:

3/4 cup white vinegar

3/4 cup lemon juice

4 dashes Worcestershire sauce

3 to 4 dashes hot red pepper sauce

1 small onion, minced

3 to 4 dashes salt

Seasoned pepper, to taste

2 to 3 cups water

In a medium saucepan, mix all ingredients and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Use this sauce to brush ribs or chicken to keep moist.

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Laura Banner Elk, NC 10-22-2009
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Agree with Sheila Red Bluff CA - House seasoning comment
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

As many times as I've seen comments from people saying "too much salt, take recipe off site"- not mentioning any names. Let... me TRY to spell it out for you. Paula's recipe for House Seasoning is for a batch to be kept in your pantry to have on hand for future use. That doesn't mean you use the whole thing! Have you ever heard of "season to taste" ? If you don't have the common sense to figure that out, then maybe you need to stick to those frozen meals or something. I haven't made this recipe yet but I'm well assured that it will be outstanding! I'm making it tomorrow. Like Ron White says, "You can't fix stupid! " For the people that use the whole house seasoning mixture- YOU WILL NOT BE THE NEXT IRON CHEF!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! Read more
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Sheila Red Bluff, CA 09-26-2009
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People, people, people!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Just as the person previously stated, USE YOUR HEAD. The discrepancies in the rating of this recipe just amazes me. If a... recipe said you need a bottle of bourbon, and the instructions said something like "drizzle bourbon to taste on cake", do you actually think you'd use the whole bottle? You know what they say? "YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER, BUT YOU CAN'T SLAP THE STUPID OUT OF THEM". Good Lord!!Read more
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TERESA Denver, CO 05-23-2009
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Do you even watch the show?
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Umm...to the people complaining about the rub, the recipe for "House Seasoning" just means that's how Paula MAKES house... seasoning, not how much to use in this recipe. It's similar to how Emeril's give you his essence recipe, it's just for your information. You season the ribs thoroughly, but not with the entire amount.Read more
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Smoking Ribs monett, MO 03-23-2009
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Good But Needs More Smoke :)
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Yes I agree with the other reviewer that the salt is way too much. Also, if you guys are doing more than one rack of ribs,... you will need to slow smoke them for much longer as 2 to 3 hours is not enough to tenderize that cut of meat. You might also try to dampen that heat a bit as the idea is to smoke them slowly, not pulverize them. By the way, is this the first Paula recipe without a carton of sour cream in it? Smoking RibsRead more
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RAY Edmond, OK 01-05-2009
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Take it off the site!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This recipe needs to be taken off the site. It has way too much salt in the rub no matter how much you use. The ratio of salt... is too high. It caused us to throw away 4 racks of baby back ribs. I like Paula but the use of 1 cup of salt has to be a mistake. You need to either change the recipe or take it off before any one else makes ribs they cannot eat. From reading the other reviews, I would have thought it would have already been changed!Read more
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Dana Carrollton, TX 11-03-2008
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just like I wanted ribs!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I don't like sweet or saucy ribs. But I had never cooked ribs before, so I did not have a clue where to start. I don't have a... smoker, so I put the ribs in the oven for 2 hours first, then onto the grill. But when I was putting together the vinegar spices, I did not think the flavors would meld together like I wanted. Plus I tasted the vinegar sauce with my finger and YUK. But I sopped the ribs every 30 minutes and WOW...the flavor was incredible. Just like I had envisioned! Thanks Paula!!Read more