- 3 racks baby back pork ribs, outer membrane removed
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
- Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons steak sauce (such as A.1.®)
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (such as Crystal®)
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
- Place marinated ribs in a shallow baking dish; add water. Tent aluminum foil over baking dish.
- Bake ribs in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 1/4 hour.
- Preheat smoker to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions.
- Combine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl and pour into a spray bottle.
- Transfer ribs to the smoker. Let cook, spraying generously with vinegar mixture every 30 minutes, until tender, about 3 hours.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add ketchup, honey, steak sauce, hot sauce, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Simmer sauce until flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
- Brush sauce over ribs. Grill until deeply browned, about 15 minutes.