Smoked Ribs On A Gas Grill Recipe
If you’ve ever wanted to smoke ribs but felt like you couldn’t because you don’t own a smoker, give smoking ribs on the gas grill a try. It’s not as hard as it sounds and when you succeed, you’ll have BBQ ribs to be proud of.
Servings: 4
Calories: 762kcal
Equipment
- A stainless-steel smoker box
- Wood chips
- Rib rack
Ingredients
- Ribs
- Dry rubs
Instructions
- Everyone has a favorite rub or marinade for their ribs.
- Other than the meat itself, the BBQ rub or marinade you choose is one of the most important aspects of grilling outstanding ribs.
- The perfect rub or marinade for you depends on your preferences.
- Dry rubs and marinades are great for ribs, available pre-made and pre-mixed at the grocery store if you want to save time.
- We recommend making your own with a variety of herbs and spices you like, but there are dozens of delicious store-bought alternatives for sale at your local grocer.
- If you’re marinating your ribs, give them a few hours to set before you starting smoking.
- The longer your ribs can set in their marinade, the juicer and more flavorful they will be.
- To smoke anything on a gas grill, you need wood. Wood chips are common because they’re cheap, readily available, and easy to work with.
- Depending on the type of wood you choose, you can imbue your meat with flavor – for example, hickory will create a powerful earthy flavor.
- You can start with dry chips, but we think it’s best to soak them for at least an hour before use.
- You can’t put the wood chips on the flame directly or they will catch on fire – you need to put them into something that will not burn and will not emit toxic chemicals when you expose it to heat.
- We recommend putting the woodchips in a smoker box, but using tin foil will do.
- Once you’ve prepared your ribs and your wood chips, you’re ready to start smoking.
- Start by placing your smoker box directly on top of the burners you’re going to use.
- Turn the burner to maximum heat and wait until you see smoke come out of your grill.
- During this step, patience is important.
- If you lift the lid, heat will escape and delay the experience.
- Once the grill starts to emit smoke, reduce the heat to medium-low and place your ribs on the grate over the burner you aren’t using.
- If you’re using a rib rack, place the rack over this burner.
- The idea is to cook the meat slowly with indirect heat, so your wood chips will likely burn out before your meat is finished cooking.
- Once the wood chips burn out, you’ll need to cook your ribs without smoke until they’re done.
- But don’t worry – during the 45 minutes of smoking, they will have picked up plenty of flavors.
- However, you may consider spraying your ribs with apple cider vinegar occasionally to keep them moist.
- Smoking meats can dry them out but bathing them with apple cider vinegar during the process is a great way to keep them juicy and tender.
Nutrition
Serving: 240g | Calories: 762kcal