Smoked Pork Ribs with Cheerwine Barbecue Sauce Recipe :: The Meatwave

Ingredients

• For the Sauce
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3/4 cup diced yellow onion (about 1 small)
• 2 teaspoons finely minced fresh garlic (about 2 medium cloves)
• 1 12oz bottle Cheerwine
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder
• For the Rub
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
• 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground white pepper
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 2 racks St Louis cut pork ribs
• 2 fist-sized chunks of cherry or apple smoking wood
• 1 cup apple juice in a clean spray bottle