You are welcome to copy and try the Bar-B-Q Pork Rib suggestions below.  I  have sold many a slab of these bad boys for $20 each. I use the pit pictured below, but you can use a smaller one or any kind of covered  grill that allows you  to  smoke at low heat.  Remember one of the tricks to cooking delicious and tender meat is cooking slowly at low heat.

Ingredients

• 1 or more slabs of pork ribs
• brown sugar (dark or light)
• salt & pepper
• chili powder
• cajun seasoning
  
• cayenne pepper (optional)
• turmeric & garlic powdew
  

Wash your rib slab well and pat dry. Remove the bone (sternum portion) with an electric or sharp knife. This is so all ribs can be easily sliced after cooking without having to hack through that portion. You may save these portions for seasoning beans and other vegetables.

Mix the following in a dry bowl. This is your rub and the proportions below make enough for about 2 slabs.

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
  
• 1/3 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon of turmeric
• 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
• 1 cup of brown sugar
  

Rub the mixture heavily on both sides of the slab using your fingers. You can cook immediately but they are even better if ribs season in the rub mixture for a few hours or even overnight. Cover and refrigerate if you do so. When ready to cook, wrap and seal with heavy duty foil and bake in preheated oven at 325° for 1 hr. Make sure you place the covered ribs in a pan in case the foil develops a leak.

Place unwrapped into pit smoker or on the cool side of a covered Bar-B-Q grill*. Cut slit in top of foil and separate so ribs can smoke. You may turn once if you wish but I just leave mine alone. Smoke at least an hour or longer. The longer you smoke the dryer the ribs.

You can baste with your choice of sauce if you wish. I usually only baste once about 20 minutes before I remove the ribs. In West Texas I have noted that a lot of folks prefer their ribs dry, meaning with no sauce. My favorite sweet sauce is called Sweet Baby Rae's and is available at Walmart.

Experiment, have fun. (* using regular grill, try to use wood or if  you use charcoal, place some wood chips into the fire for smoking; don't let your fire get too hot, keep covered and check carefully that your grill fire does not get too hot!)

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