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Carolina Style Smoked Ribs

Name: Carolina Style Smoked Ribs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 10 min
Yield: 2-4
Cuisine: Carolina BBQ
Ingredients: 1-2 Tbsp Sun Valley Musty Dust; 1-2 Tbsp Old Southern BBQ Rib Rub; 1/2 cup Lane’s “Itsa Vinegar” Sauce; 1 rack St. Louis-style Spare Ribs; Yellow Mustard (binder)

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Mar 25, 2025

These delicious Carolina-style spare ribs deliver a tangy flavor profile that will leave your guests begging for the recipe.

Featuring Sun Valley Musty Dust, Old Southern BBQ Rib Rub and Lane’s “Itsa Vinegar” Sauce from our "Southern Comforts" BBQ box - available while supplies last!

Carolina Style Smoked Ribs

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Cuisine

Carolina BBQ

Servings

2-4

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

6 hours

Watch pitmaster Ricky Albright make these delicious mustard-and-vinegar Carolina-style ribs from our "Southern Comforts" box!

Ingredients

1-2 Tbsp Sun Valley Musty Dust
1-2 Tbsp Old Southern BBQ Rib Rub
1/2 cup Lane’s “Itsa Vinegar” Sauce
1 rack St. Louis-style Spare Ribs
Yellow Mustard (binder)

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Directions

Preheat the smoker to 225°F.
Remove the silverskin layer from the back of your ribs.
Rub both sides of ribs with yellow mustard as a binder, then apply a layer of Sun Valley Musty Dust, followed by Old Southern BBQ Rib Rub.
Place ribs on your smoker, bone side down, and smoke for 3 hours at 225°F.
Remove ribs and prepare to wrap them: On a sheet of aluminum foil, place a knob of butter every three inches, followed by a good sprinkle of Sun Valley Musty Dust and a healthy drizzle of Lane’s “Itsa Vinegar” Sauce. Place ribs bone side up onto the foil, laying the meat onto your butter / sauce / rub. Tightly fold the foil to create a seal.
Return ribs to smoker bone side up (so the butter is on the bottom). Smoke an additional 2 hours at 225 °F for tender, fall-off-the-bone ribs.
Flip the ribs over on your smoker and unwrap. Flip the ribs so they are meat-side up and baste with more Lane’s “Itsa Vinegar” Sauce. Smoke for an additional 30 minutes to an hour at 250 °F to allow the sauce to set.
Once the sauce has caramelized, remove the ribs. Let rest for 5 minutes, then slice, serve and enjoy!

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Recipe Note

Pro Tip: To help build bark on your ribs and keep them moist, spritz them every 30 minutes with apple cider vinegar starting at the 45 minute mark.