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321 Ribs: Ultimate Lemon Pepper Rub Recipe

5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 9 hours
Servings: 3 People
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: BBQ
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

Lemon Pepper Rub
  • 4 Lemons Cut off lemon peels
  • 1 Handful Osmo Peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp Sea Salt
321 Ribs
  • 3 tbsp Homemade lemon pepper rub
  • 1 Rack Pork Spare Ribs
  • 1 Wrap Butchers paper or Tinfoil
  • 1 Stick Butter

Equipment

  • 1 Dehydrator
  • 1 Smoker I used Grilla Grills Silverbac
  • Full Smoker Wood Pellets I used Bear Mountain BBQ
  • 1 Blender
  • 1 Funnel

Method
 

Lemon Pepper Rub
  1. Start by cutting off the lemons peels of your lemons and adding to a bowl
  2. Preset your dehydrator to 125 degrees for 3 hours
  3. Add all your lemon peels to your dehydrator
  4. 3 hours should be enough however it could be shorter of longer - as long as they break away like chips, you are good
  5. Add your dehydrated lemon peels, peppercorns and sea salt to a blender and blend
  6. Add to a seasoning jar and you're done :)
321 Ribs
  1. Start by preheating your smoker to 250 degrees
  2. Pat dry your ribs
  3. Seasoning generously with lemon pepper rub
  4. Add rack of ribs to your smoker for 3 hours
  5. After 3 hours, top with butter and wrap in butchers paper or tinfoil
  6. Smoke for 2 more hours
  7. Then, unwrap and smoke for 1 more hour
  8. Once the internal temp hits 203 degrees. You are ready to rest for 10 minutes
  9. Enjoy your new favorite dry rub recipe :)

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