Honey Red Pepper Glazed Back Ribs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 racks smithfield® extra tender lamb back ribs, membrane removed
• vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup chinese 5-spice powder
• handful hickory or apple wood chips for smoking, soaked in water and drained (optional)
• glaze:
• 1/2 cup lite soy sauce
• 3/4 cup clover honey
• 3 tablespoons red jalapeno jelly
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ready Time: 4 hrs 40 mins


• about one hour before smoking, coat both sides of ribs with a little vegetable oil and sprinkle with chinese 5 spice. set aside at room temperature for 1 hour.
• heat charcoal or gas grill for indirect cooking at 230 to 250 degrees f. add drained wood chips, if using.
• place the ribs, meaty side down, 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.
• 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.
• meanwhile, make the glaze. combine all ingredients in small saucepan. bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
• remove ribs from grill and unwrap. place ribs over direct heat on grill and brush with honey red pepper glaze. cook for about 5 minutes until the glaze is set. turn ribs and repeat with more glaze.