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You will also need 2 medium aluminum pans & a rib rack if you have one.
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1 Cup apple wood chips.
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Combine ingredients for the rub.
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3/4 cup brown sugar,1/2 cup white sugar,1/2 cup paprika,1/4 cup salt,4 tablespoons garlic powder, 2tablespoons ground black pepper,2 tablespoons onion powder,2 tablespoons chili powder.
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Mix well.
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Cut ribs in half & rinse.Dry off & Rub & pat with mixture, completely covering.
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Be generous!
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Coat ribs lightly with olive oil, wrap in plastic wrap & refrigerate over night.
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Combine all ingredients for Basting sauce 1 1/2 cups of distilled vinegar, 1bottle Heinz Chili sauce, 2 tablespoons sugar,1 tablespoon salt, 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper,2 teaspoons ground black pepper.Refrigerate over night also.
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Time to get the grill ready.
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Place 1 aluminum pan filled with hot water off to one side of the bottom of the grill & the coal to the other side.Use a coal chimney if you have one.
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Put on the lid & let heat up to 225 degrees.Don't go over 250.
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When your ready for the ribs add your wood chips to the fire.
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Put your ribs on the rib rack & set over the pan of water.
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Or you can lay them bone side down over the pan.
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Put the other pan over the fire.Helps keep the temperature just right.
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Cook for 6-8 hours @ 225. checking on the coal every hour or so & replacing as needed.
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Baste the ribs when you check on the coal.
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Don't add any more wood!
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Will be too smokey.
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Easiest way to tell if their done is to pick ribs up with tongs & if they crack when they bend their perfect.
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Serve with your favorite sauce or dry.
