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Smoked Ribs with Spicy Blueberry BBQ Sauce

Smoked Ribs with Spicy Blueberry BBQ Sauce

Sweet, smoky, and packing a subtle kick, these ribs flip the script on traditional BBQ. Bear Mountain ambassador Brandyn Baker brings bold flavor with a homemade spicy blueberry BBQ sauce that’s tangy, slightly sweet, and perfectly balanced with jalapeño heat. If you’re ready to stop playing it safe, this is your rib recipe.

Prep

30 minutes

Cook time

3½ hours

Serves

4–6

Steps

  1. Preheat your smoker to 275°F.
  2. Trim excess fat from the ribs, remove the membrane, and season both sides liberally with BBQ seasoning.
  3. Place the ribs on the smoker and cook untouched for about 2 hours. Check that the rub has set by lightly rubbing the surface—if it doesn’t come off, they’re ready for the next step. If not, cook an additional 30 minutes.
  4. While the ribs smoke, prepare the sauce. In a saucepan over medium heat, add olive oil and sauté the diced jalapeño until tender. Stir in blueberries, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, honey, Dijon mustard, paprika, and garlic powder. Season with salt to taste.
  5. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low and simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Once cooled, blend until smooth.
  6. Place the ribs meat-side down on heavy-duty foil. Add butter and a generous amount of the blueberry BBQ sauce, then wrap tightly. Return to the smoker and cook for 45–60 minutes, or until tender and the bones begin to show.
  7. Unwrap the ribs, season lightly with more BBQ rub, and return to the smoker meat-side up for about 15 minutes to reset the bark.
  8. Brush with the blueberry BBQ sauce and continue cooking until the glaze sets.
  9. Remove from the smoker, slice, and serve with extra sauce if desired.

Ingredients:


Ribs

  • 2–3 lb rack of ribs
  • 4 TBSP unsalted butter
  • BBQ seasoning (to taste)


Spicy Blueberry BBQ Sauce

  • 1 TBSP olive oil
  • 1 jalapeño, diced
  • 3 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1½ cups ketchup
  • 6 TBSP apple cider vinegar
  • 6 TBSP brown sugar
  • 3 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 TBSP honey
  • 1 TBSP Dijon mustard
  • 1½ TSP paprika
  • ¾ TSP garlic powder
  • Salt, to taste

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