The best part of these ribs is the vinegar dipping sauce from Al Roker.
4-4 1/2 lbs spare ribs, trimmed
1/4 cup BBQ Rub, recipe follows
3 cups wood chips (I used apple), soaked
Vinegar Sauce, recipe follows
Sprinkle the ribs all over with rub, rubbing it in with your fingers. 
Cover and refrigerate for about 1-2 days. Remove the ribs from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before grilling.
Preheat a gas grill for both indirect grilling over low heat and direct high heat.
Grill the ribs on direct heat for a few minutes to sear; turn and repeat searing.
Carefully remove ribs and wrap in foil. Add about 1 cup vinegar sauce to the packet.
Grill over low heat about 2 hours, or til tender.
Remove the ribs from the grill and brush with vinegar sauce. Serve with any remaining vinegar sauce for dipping.
BBQ Rub
1/4 cup paprika
2 T black pepper
1 T brown sugar
2 t salt
2 t each: garlic and onion powders
1 1/2 t chili powder
1 t adobo (I used my homemade)
Combine all ingredients. Cover tightly and set aside til ready to use.
Vinegar Sauce
2 cups cider vinegar
1/4 cup ketchup
2 T packed brown sugar
1 T salt
1 T hot sauce
2 t black pepper
1 t chili powder
In a medium bowl, stir together all of the ingredients. Set aside til ready to use.
I served the ribs with vinegar sauce and homemade mac and cheese.
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Comments: 26
I like when my meat gets rubbed. And that mac and cheese had better be homemade and not out of that damn blue box!
i've never tried Roker's sauce ,but it sounds good ! I like the vinegar and brown sugar. Another winner ,shanny.
I love Ribs..I will have to try this...
This sounds okay...but you gotta see my latest post for something that's really finger-licking good! LOL
BBQ Ribs sounds great.....I made our evening meal in 10 minutes....LOL! We had broasted chicken, cottage cheese, and whipped Jell-O........that was the very fastest I'd ever gotten a meal together.....LOL! We had to go to a visitation at a funeral home, and then hubby had to leave for work at 6:30.......wow, fast moving around here tonight!
i just bought 2 slabs of ribs. it's on!
I think Kroger had these mismarked at $1.48 a pound. What did you pay?
about $19 for both slabs.
Damn, Big Money. Are they babybacks or something?
theyre smithfield self-basting (yeah, right) pork spareribs. i paid 8.99 for one and 9.19 for the other. it came out to about $1.99/lb.
Self Baste This.
LOOKS YUMMY, THANKS FOR SHARING.
Dang, I missed dinner again. I bet it was wonderful!
These sound fabulous, Shan ... haven't had good ribs in too long!
Al Roker's dipping sauce sounds tasty!!!
Droolicious!
Oh Wow. My kind of meal. I don't grill, but I know people who do. Your presentation is great.
They certainly came out looking (and sounding) fantastic. Oooohhh, mac & cheese on the side is perfect. Really nice. The rub recipe sounds great.
I don't know how to make ribs...well, I've never tried. But I do know how to eat them! These look yummy and that looks like the best homemade mac n cheese ever.
It is the best. The recipe is from Elita K. here on Gather.
I love you. I've been looking for a good ribs recipe to surprise my boyfriend with. I'm gonna try this next week when he's off. Thank you so much!!!
PM if you have ANY questions.
I definitely will! Ahh! I'm excited :D
looks yummy! today is another really hot day so instead of cooking food my husband suggested going out to eat. He is very sweet and understanding!
I loves BBQ ribs and mac & cheese. Dang, now I'm hungry again.
That sounds amazing...and with that mac and cheese. Wow!