Name: Lemon Pepper Rubbed Back Ribs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Light brown sugar - 3 tablespoons; Sea salt - 2 tablespoons; Ground white pepper - 1 tablespoon; Onion Powder - 1 tablespoon; Cayenne pepper - 2 teaspoons; Dried lemon peel - 1 ½ teaspoons; Ground apple pie spice - ½ teaspoon; Smithfield® Extra Tender Pork Back Ribs, membrane removed - 2 racks; Vegetable oil - 2 racks; Handful hickory or apple wood chips for smoking, soaked in water and drained - 1 cup; Apple juice, in a spray bottle (Optional) - ¾ cup

Ingredients for - Lemon Pepper Rubbed Back Ribs

1. Light brown sugar 3 tablespoons

2. Sea salt 2 tablespoons

3. Ground white pepper 1 tablespoon

4. Onion Powder 1 tablespoon

5. Cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons

6. Dried lemon peel 1 ½ teaspoons

7. Ground apple pie spice ½ teaspoon

8. Smithfield® Extra Tender Pork Back Ribs, membrane removed 2 racks

9. Vegetable oil 2 racks

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

11. Apple juice, in a spray bottle (Optional) ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Lemon Pepper Rubbed Back Ribs

1 . Stage

About one hour before smoking, make the dry rub. Combine sugar, salt, white pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, lemon peel and apple pie spice in small bowl; mix well. Coat both sides of ribs with a little vegetable oil and sprinkle with lemon pepper rub. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour.

2 . Stage

Heat charcoal or gas grill for indirect cooking at 230 to 250 degrees F. Add drained wood chips, if using.

3 . Stage

Place the ribs, meaty side down, over a drip pan and cook for 2 hours. If desired, spray both sides of ribs with apple juice. 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 1 1/2 to 2 hours more over indirect heat, until very tender. Add more coals as needed to maintain temperature for a charcoal grill.