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Smoked Bacon Ribs Recipe

Smoked bacon ribs sliced and stacked on a wooden cutting board.

Tired of the same smoked baby back ribs? Add a surprise depth of flavor by curing the ribs like bacon before smoking. Here’s the recipe.

Get A Taste of Celebrity Butcher Dominique Rioux’s Smoked Ribs with Apricot BBQ Sauce

Man brushing sauce on a rack of ribs on a grill.

Apricot baby food is the secret ingredient in this apricot BBQ sauce for succulent smoked ribs. This recipe is reprinted with permission from Carnivore: A Butcher’s Secrets for Perfectly Cooked Meats by Dominique Rioux. Click here to read our detailed review of this cookbook. Permissions and credits Courtesy of Carnivore by Dominique Rioux © 2025 […]

Bacon Ribs: A Unique Twist On Traditional Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Smoked bacon ribs sliced and stacked on a wooden cutting board.

Curing turns ordinary ribs into something extraordinary — bacon back ribs! Our bacon ribs recipe possesses the ultimate “wow” factor for your next cookout. Inspired by our popular homemade bacon recipe, you cure the baby backs for 3 days. If you are new to curing meats, we recommend you read our Science of Curing Meats […]

Big Poppa’s Rib Snacks: An Appetizer You’ll Crave

Rib snacks plated.

Need a no-fuss craveable appetizer for the big game? Big Poppa’s Rib Snacks Recipe will have everyone munching and reaching for more! These snacks are like chicken nuggets, but pork, and bone-in. Just buy a rack of ribs and have your butcher cut the ribs lengthwise across the bones into pork riblets about 1 1/2 […]

Japanese Yakitori Ribs Will Make Your Mouth Happy

Sliced ribs on a plate topped with sliced scallions.

Ribs are not traditional in Japanese yakitori restaurants where the food is served on skewers, but there is so much to love about our yakitori ribs recipe. I first discovered yakitori years ago when my wife gave a scientific paper at a conference in Japan. I tasted the combo of grilled meat and flavored soy […]

Mouthwatering Country Style Ribs Recipe

A plate of pork chops with mustard sauce

Despite what the name implies, country-style ribs are actually pork chops that are cut from the front end of the baby backs near the shoulder. Ensure moist and flavorful country ribs every time with this recipe that calls for dry brining before smoking and searing on the grill for a deep smoky flavor before saucing.

Homemade Asian-Style Bacon Recipe

Homemade sliced Asian-style bacon.

Salty and sweet is the magic combo for bacon. Using honey for the sweet and adding spicy Sriracha takes it over the top, especially when you amp up the savory, meaty, umami flavors with hoisin and soy sauce. Ginger, garlic, and five-spice powder round out the Chinese flavor profile here.

This Maple Glazed BBQ Ribs Recipe Will Make You The Boss Of Your Block

Sliced maple glazed ribs

Impress guests at your next BBQ and grilling cookout for this sweet and savory rib recipe starring a glaze of real maple syrup. The result is extremely tender, juicy, meat with a beautiful mirror like sheen from the glaze. More than one cook has written to tell us that the recipe results in the best ribs ever tasted.

Blasphemy Ribs Are Controversial But Taste Amazing

A pork rib in cross section

A whole rack of smoked pork ribs only has the bark and glaze on two sides. If you slice the rack into single rib portions, you get maximum flavorful bark and glaze in every bite. With this ribs recipe, you also get a pronounced smoke ring and they take less time to cook! Traditional? No. Delicious? Absolutely!

Bacon Wrapped Spare Ribs Recipe

Individual ribs, wrapped in bacon, shine on the grill

Just when you thought spare ribs couldn’t get any better! The secret to this bacon wrapped ribs recipe is wrapping each rib in bacon. Rub, smoke, and glaze, and they’re done! This simple but ridiculously awesome combo is easy to pull off and is certain to wow your guests.

Candied BBQ Ribs Are Just Too Good To Pass Up

Sugar being melted on top of ribs with a torch to ,ake bruleed ribs.

Crunchy bruleed sugar adds an unexpected twist to traditional low and slow smoked spare ribs in this recipe for sweet and savory candied BBQ ribs. The ribs are smoked low and slow until mouthwateringly moist and tender before sprinkling the ribs with sugar then torch them until the sugar melts and browns for a crust.