Stashcook | Spice-Rubbed Baby Back Ribs With Chipotle-Bourbon BBQ Sauce

Name: Stashcook | Spice-Rubbed Baby Back Ribs With Chipotle-Bourbon BBQ Sauce
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 2 racks baby back ribs (2 to 2 1/2 pounds each); 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon chile powder; 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon celery seeds; 2 large or 4 small hardwood chunks or 3 cups hardwood chips (if using the latter, soak in water to cover for 30 minutes, then drain); 1/2 cup apple cider in a spray bottle (optional); 1 1/4 cups ketchup; 1/3 cup Thai sweet chile sauce; 1/4 cup bourbon; 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 3 tablespoons molasses; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 to 2 canned chipotle chiles en adobo, minced, plus 1 to 2 teaspoons sauce; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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The baby back (sometimes called top loin) is the perfect rib for neophytes. Cut from high on the hog — literally, it abuts the backbone — it’s intrinsically tender and generously marbled, which...

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Ingredients

2 racks baby back ribs (2 to 2 1/2 pounds each)
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chile powder
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
2 large or 4 small hardwood chunks or 3 cups hardwood chips (if using the latter, soak in water to cover for 30 minutes, then drain)
1/2 cup apple cider in a spray bottle (optional)
1 1/4 cups ketchup
1/3 cup Thai sweet chile sauce
1/4 cup bourbon
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 to 2 canned chipotle chiles en adobo, minced, plus 1 to 2 teaspoons sauce
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper