- 1 cup mesquite chips, soaked
- 1 (2 pound) slab baby back pork ribs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon Hungarian paprika
- 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1 cup barbeque sauce
- Prepare an outdoor grill for indirect heat – a pile of charcoal on one side, nothing under the food. Once it is going, throw some soaked mesquite woodchips on it.
- Remove the membrane from the ribs if the butcher has not already. Combine the salt, pepper, paprika, chile powder and thyme; rub onto the ribs. Cut the slab of ribs in half.
- Place the ribs over indirect heat, and close the lid. Cook for 20 minutes, then brush with barbeque sauce. Cover, and continue cooking for an additional 30 minutes.