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Big Green Egg Hot and Fast Baby Back Ribs

This recipe for Big Green Egg Hot and Fast Baby Back Ribs gets you to smoky rib perfection in half the time it normally takes.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 15 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: The BBQ Buddha

Ingredients

  • 2 racks baby back ribs
  • Yellow mustard
  • BBQ Rub
  • 1 1/2 cup Apple Juice
  • 1/2 cup Cider Vinegar
  • 1 stick Butter
  • 3 Tbsp brown sugar
  • Honey
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce

Instructions

  • Setup your Big Green Egg for indirect cooking using the ConvEGGtor or EGGspander base with (2) half moon ceramic inserts. Preheat to 300°F using 3-4 smoking wood chunks e.g., Apple Wood or Hickory
  • Trim your spare ribs and remove the membrane
  • Slather the ribs with yellow mustard and cover with the BBQ rub
  • When the Big Green Egg is at temperature and the smoke is light gray in color, place the ribs inside
  • Let them smoke for 1.5 hours spritzing with a mix of 1/2 cup apple juice and 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  • At the 1.5 hour mark make sure the bark is set and looks good then remove ribs and place them meat side down in to an aluminum foil sheet lined with pats of butter, brown sugar and honey
  • Place butter, brown sugar, and honey on the rib side then pur 1/2 cup of apple juice in the bottom of the foil packet
  • Seal the ribs and place them back in the Big Green Egg meat side down for another 1-hour
  • After the hour wrapped, remove the ribs from the foil packet and glaze with the BBQ sauce
  • Place the ribs back in to the Big Green Egg and let cook for another 30 minutes allowing the sauce to set
  • Remove the ribs and let them rest 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving