Recipe Wednesday: Spicy Raspberry Smoked Ribs

Join us next week on April 1st and 2nd for the Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel at the Link Center in Tupelo. A Cook's Place will sponsor the Magnificent Steve Stolk. Here's a taste of Steve's amazing BBQ with his very own recipe. ENJOY!

Spicy Raspberry Smoked Ribs

2-3 slabs Ribs – either baby back or St. Louis style

4 oz Raspberry Preserves

6 oz Steve’s Hotter n’ Hell BBQ Sauce

3-4 oz Steve’s Grilling Spice

3-4 oz Steve’s Grilling Sauce

3-4 oz Yellow Mustard

1 cup Apple Juice


The night before you intend to cook your ribs you need to prep and marinate the ribs if possible – if not over night, you need to marinate at least one hour.

Begin by turning the ribs so that the bone side is up. With a butter knife or spoon remove the membrane that covers the bones. Put the ribs in extra large ziplock bag or in small garbage bag and pour the Grilling Sauce into the bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible and seal bag. Store in the fridge or ice chest over night.

Pre-heat smoker to internal temp is 225-250 degrees.

Take out of bag and throw away the left over marinade. Rub mustard on both sides of ribs then sprinkle with the Grilling Spice and rub in like you love them.

Put ribs in smoker, bone side down and close the lid. Do not continue opening and closing the lid. “If you are lookin – you’re not cooking!”. Allow to cook at least one hour before checking, then only check once per half-hour until done. When meat begins to pull away from the bone is when we need to wrap our ribs. Put ribs on sheet of foil and sprinkle brown sugar on ribs. Make boat of foil put about ¼ cup of apple juice in and seal foil. Put back on smoker for one hour. This is to tenderize your ribs.

Remove rib from foil and put back on smoker for about 20-30 minutes.

While you are waiting, combine raspberry preserves and bbq sauce in sauce pan. Heat over medium heat until preserves melt in to the sauce.

With Teflon brush, brush sauce on ribs while on smoker and cook for another 30 minutes.

It is now time to enjoy. Put leftover sauce on table for those who want to put additional sauce on their ribs.