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Easy Electric Smoker Baby Back Ribs

If your looking for the best fall-off-the-bone Smoked Baby Back Ribs, look no further. You're going to love my easy smoked baby back ribs recipe.
Using simple ingredients for the dry rub and cooked low, my recipe will reward you with tender, juicy ribs with a smoky flavor that will have your friends and family begging for more!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 hours
Resting Time30 minutes
Total Time5 hours 40 minutes
Course: Entree
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 392kcal
Author: Chef Ryan Littley

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 racks baby back ribs
  • 2 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika or smoked paprika
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce Your favorite brand or my semi-homemade bbq sauce.

Instructions

  • Add the kosher salt, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, ground cumin, brown sugar, and sweet paprika to a small bowl. Mix the rub ingredients together until well blended.
  • Rub the rack of ribs with olive oil (the oil helps the dry rub penetrate the meat more fully). Then spread the dry rub generously over the front, back and sides of the ribs for a well-balanced flavor.
    *If time permits, let the ribs marinate for at least a half hour before placing them in the smoker. This gives the rub time to soak into the skin and meat. It also gives the meat time to come to room temperature before beginning the smoking process. This helps the meat cook more evenly.
  • Preheat the smoker to 250 degrees.
  • Put wood chips in the smoker tube. Use your favorite flavor of wood chip, I used Mesquite for my smoked baby back ribs.
  • Place the ribs bone side down on a smoker rack of your preheated smoker, and let them cook for 2 hours.
  • After 2 hours, remove the ribs from the smoker and wrap them in aluminum foil.
  • Return the foil-wrapped ribs to the smoker and cook for an additional 2.5 hours or until a meat thermometer instered into the thickest part of the ribs reaches an internal temperature of 200 degrees.
  • When the ribs are ready, remove them from the smoker and carefully open the foil.
  • Slather the meaty side of the ribs with your favorite bbq sauce (or try my semi-homemade barbecue sauce) and return them to the smoker for an additional 30 minutes.
  • Remove Ribs and allow to rest for 10-15 minutes.
  • Cut and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 1389mg | Potassium: 480mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 247IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg