Name: Asian Style BBQ St. Louis Ribs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Kosher salt - ½ cup; Light brown sugar - ⅓ cup; Ground cinnamon - 1 tablespoon; Ground anise seed or fennel seed - 1 teaspoon; Black pepper - 1 teaspoon; Ground cloves - ½ teaspoon; Smithfield® Extra Tender St. Louis Pork Spareribs, membrane removed - 2 racks; Handful hickory or apple wood chips for smoking, soaked in water and drained - 1 cup; Hoisin barbecue sauce - 2 cups

Ingredients for - Asian Style BBQ St. Louis Ribs

1. Kosher salt ½ cup

2. Light brown sugar ⅓ cup

3. Ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon

4. Ground anise seed or fennel seed 1 teaspoon

5. Black pepper 1 teaspoon

6. Ground cloves ½ teaspoon

7. Smithfield® Extra Tender St. Louis Pork Spareribs, membrane removed 2 racks

8. Handful hickory or apple wood chips for smoking, soaked in water and drained 1 cup

9. Hoisin barbecue sauce 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Asian Style BBQ St. Louis Ribs

1 . Stage

About 30 minutes before smoking, make the dry rub. Combine all rub ingredients in a coffee grinder; grind until smooth. Generously coat both sides of ribs with rub. Set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes.

2 . Stage

Heat charcoal or gas grill for indirect cooking at 275 degrees F. Add drained wood chips, if using.

3 . Stage

Place the ribs, meaty side up, over a drip pan and cook for 2 hours. Add about 12 coals to a charcoal grill every 45 minutes or so to maintain the heat.

4 . Stage

Remove ribs from grill. Double-wrap each rack in heavy-duty aluminum foil. Return wrapped ribs to the grill and cook for 2 hours more over indirect heat, until very tender. Add more coals as needed to maintain temperature for a charcoal grill.

5 . Stage

Remove ribs from grill and unwrap. Place ribs over direct heat on grill and brush with barbecue sauce. Cook for about 5 minutes until the sauce is set. Turn ribs and repeat with more sauce.

6 . Stage

Serve ribs with remaining barbecue sauce.