Smoked Ribs, Baby Back or St. Louis Style Recipe 😋

# Ingredients

For Dry Rub:

* ½ cups brown sugar, tightly packed
* 1 ½ tsp smoked paprika
* 1 TB kosher salt
* 1 ½ TB freshly ground black pepper
* ½ tsp cayenne
* ½ tsp garlic powder
* ½ tsp onion powder

For Ribs:

* 2 racks pork ribs, 3-4 lbs each baby back ribs or St. Louis Style spare ribs
* ½ cups apple juice, 100% juice
* ½ cups BBQ sauce (homemade or your favorite brand)

# Instructions

1. Combine Dry Rub ingredients in a small bowl. This can be done several days ahead of time and kept airtight until ready to use
2. Clean and dry ribs with paper towels. Trim off excess fat. Thoroughly apply seasoning mix to both sides of the ribs, pressing in firmly. Cover in foil and refrigerate overnight.
3. Preheat smoker to 225F. Remove ribs from foil and place cold ribs (meat side up) in smoker and smoke for 3 hours. Meanwhile, combine BBQ sauce with apple juice and set aside.
4. After 3 hrs, remove ribs from smoker and place onto a big piece of foil with the bone side facing up. Pull up sides of foil to create a little "tub" and pour BBQ sauce and apple juice mixture over the ribs.
5. Cover ribs tightly with foil and ensure juice does not leak. Place ribs back into the smoker (bone side up) and smoke for 1.5 hrs.
6. Remove ribs from smoker and discard foil and sauce/juice mixture. Generously brush both sides of ribs with BBQ sauce. Place ribs back into the smoker (meat side up) and smoke 30 min.
7. Remove from smoker and let rest on cutting board for 5-10 min before slicing. Serve with additional BBQ sauce on the side.