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Want some amazing grilled ribs without marinating for hours or cooking half of the day? I know that around an hour isn’t as quick as some would think, but it is compared to a 4 hour cook time! These ribs are so easy and use a simple dry rub with some fresh lime juice.
Can I tell you a secret? I have never slow cooked ribs before, ever. I have had them cooked that way and personally do not enjoy them slow cooked. From my experience eating them, St Louis ribs seem to dry out a bit when you cook them for hours. I know it is a thing that many people insist on and we all like what we like, but we prefer ribs to be juicy and tender!
We do not use a marinade either. Marinating isn’t something we do much here for any meats. Why is that? Well mainly because salt and vinegar (which is in most marinades) can actually pull the moisture out of meats. A dry rub works great for just about any meat even grilled NY strip steaks and grilled pork chops!
This recipe is for St Louis style ribs cooked on a gas grill.
How to make grilled ribs quick and easy
First thing is to pull the rack of St Louis style ribs out of the fridge, remove it from the packaging and place it on a surface like a large cutting board. I recommend keeping the fat on it to help keep the meat tender.
If you are removing the membrane, do it before putting the seasonings on it.
Once you place it on the surface, rub the juice from the lime over both top and bottom of the ribs. Next rub the minced garlic and dry rub all over the ribs – top and bottom. Let them sit for about 15 minutes (a little longer is ok.)
Gas grills vary, but you want it to be around 350-375 degrees and cook on direct heat for a slight crispy outside or indirect heat for an all around tender rack of ribs. Once your grill is heated and ready, place the ribs on the grill bone side down. Let them cook without lifting the lid (unless you suspect a flareup) for 35 minutes.
After 35 minutes, flip over and cook another 15 minutes. Grilled ribs need to be cooked to at least 145 to be a safe temperature. Let them to sit for 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving.
If you are looking to do more then 1 rack of ribs at a time or if you would like grill space for something else, you can cook them standing up in a rib rack. You don’t flip them if using a rib rack.
Read more: Slow Cook Ribs In Oven 200 Degrees
Can I add BBQ sauce to my St Louis ribs?
Yes you can, but we highly recommend waiting until just before flipping them or serving BBQ sauce with them at the table. If you add the BBQ sauce to your ribs too soon you run the risk of drying out the meat.
Sometimes we serve bowls of BBQ sauce on the table but here is how we cook ribs with sauce if we choose to cook them with it on:
Cook for the 35 minutes, rub BBQ sauce over the top with a basting brush – we recommend silicone. Flip the ribs and cover the bone side with BBQ sauce. Cook for about 15 minutes and flip again for another 10 minutes.
This adds 10 minutes to cook time but it is important to not add the sauce too early in cook time.
How do I add a smoke flavor to my ribs?
You can get a perfectly smoked flavor with a gas grill! When we want to add a nice smoke flavor, we use a smoke box that sits right on your grill grate while your food cooks.
You will use wood chips or pieces that come in a variety of choices. With St Louis style ribs we really like the apple wood chips, but you experiment and try different flavors!
Heat the smoke box up on the grill grates (without the wood first.) Using long tongs, open the box and add the wood chips. Alternately you can heat the box with the wood chips in it to not burn yourself.
Once the grill has smoke coming out of it, lower the temperature of the burner that the box is on. Add the ribs and cook as directed. If you are cooking indirect heat, put the box over the middle burner that will be off when cooking the ribs.
