Smoked Hot Honey Party Ribs
Individually smoked baby back ribs tossed in homemade smoked hot honey.
Servings 10
Calories 842kcal
Ingredients
- 3 racks Baby back ribs
- 1 cup sweet BBQ rub Use our ultimate rib rub, and reserve 3 tbsp for the hot honey
- 1 cup sweet BBQ sauce Use our homemade bbq sauce
Hot honey
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup red pepper flakes
- 3 cups honey
- 3 tbsp sweet BBQ rub
Instructions
- Preheat your pellet smoker 260°F.
- Trim any hard fat or hanging pieces off the ribs, then cut the rack into individual ribs.
- Coat the ribs with some of the sweet BBQ sauce as a binder, then season with BBQ rub.
- Place the ribs on the bottom rack of the smoker and smoke for 2½ hours.
- After 2½ hours, the internal temperature of the ribs should be between 160°F-180°F. Place half of the ribs in a large mixing bowl, with four tablespoons of BBQ sauce, and ¼ cup of hot honey. Toss and place in a grill-safe baking dish.
- Repeat with remaining ribs.
- Cover the baking dish with foil, increase the temperature of the smoker to 275°F, and smoke for half an hour.
- Take off the smoker, remove the foil, and let cool and rest before serving.
Hot honey
- Add all the ingredients to a grill-safe saucepan. Stir and place on the top rack of the smoker and smoke for 2 hours at 260°F.
- Remove the honey from the smoker and strain to separate the red pepper flakes.
- Add 1 tbsp red pepper flakes back into the honey for desired texture.
Notes
Baby back ribs are the best pork ribs to use for party ribs because of their marbling, slight curve to the bone, and thinner membrane than a pork spare rib.
The best pellets to use are hickory, oak, or cherry pellets, something sweet.
Nutrition
Calories: 842kcal | Carbohydrates: 117g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 552mg | Potassium: 847mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 94g | Vitamin A: 2595IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 368mg | Iron: 13mg
