Applewood Smoked Baby Back Ribs with Smashed Red Potatoes and Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Happy Mother's Day Everyone. Mother's Day is Holiday that we have at our house so that my Mother in law, Sister in law and Wife don't have to cook.

 

It seems like baby back ribs are a Mothers Day tradition for us since I've made them the last several years. So here's what's cooking; Apple wood smoked baby back ribs, smashed red potato's and roasted Brussels sprouts.

 

Ingredients:

Baby back ribs, 1 slab per 3 people

Apple wood chips

Rib rub of choice, I like McCormick

BBQ sauce of choice, I like Sweet Baby Ray's

1 pound small red potato's

2 tablespoons butter

1/8 cup lite sour cream

1 tablespoon minced chive

Salt and pepper.

 

Brussels Sprouts recipe here:

Brussels Sprouts 

 

Remove the ribs from the package and rinse with cold water and set on some paper towels to dry. Sprinkle some, not lots of rib rub on both sides and let marinate for an hour.

 

To smoke the rib's, take a large handful of apple wood chips and place in a bowl of water. Transfer the wet chips to a sheet of aluminum foil. Fold the foil up around the chips making a big long pouch. Take a knife and puncture a few holes in the top and bottom of the pouch and place under the grill grate over the rear burner. Turn the grill on high under the chips, but leave the front two burners off.

 

I like to cut my ribs up into pieces of 3 rib bones per piece, just makes it easier for me to move them around on the grill. Place the ribs in the front part of the grill a way from the heat.

 

After 10 minutes or so, the wood chips will start to smoke. Try to keep the grill at 300 degrees for 2 hours, turning the ribs every half hour. If the wood chips get too hot, they might start to burn, so just spay on some water and they'll smoke instead of burn.

 

After 2 hours, remove the ribs from the barbecue and place on an oven tray like a jelly roll pan. Brush on some barbecue sauce, cover with aluminum foil and place into a 325 degree oven for 1-1/2 hours and you're done. 

 

To make the smashed red potato's, give the potato's a quick rinse and place into a stove top steamer. Steam the potato's on medium for an hour. The potato's will be soft and creamy. Place into a mixing bowl. Add the butter, sour cream, chives and salt and pepper and take a potato masher and just smash just until there a no large pieces and you're done.

 

To serve, place a nice portion of smashed red potato's on a serving plate, place some ribs on the potato's and place some roasted Brussels sprout next to them and garnish with chopped Italian parsley.