I am plagiarizing my post from last week to bring you....
Dry Rubbed SMoked BBQ Spare Ribs - Macro Style
Pick up two nice racks of spare ribs. Dry-rub with paprika, black pepper, green pepper, vegeta seasoning, and kosher salt - wrap up in plastic and massage the spices firmly into the meat, then wrap in tin foil and keep in the freezer until you are ready spend the day on this project.
Here they are still in the plastic getting ready to become a meal...
Find 3 branches about 8 feet long, some cordage and a knife, light duty gloves to deal with hot stuff, some decent tongs, and a grill mesh or other slotted platform you can smoke meat from...
Using the cordage and the grill mesh, form a tripod with the branches, then lash the mesh to the tripod as shown about 2-3 feet up from where the coals will be. Now you have a platform to smoke the meat from...
Build a fire pit from stones like you would to make a campfire - it will work perfectly to direct smoke up through the rack. Keep the coals in the fire low, so that the right under the meat is just warm enough to be uncomfortable to a bare hand but not hot enough to sear the meat. The end product is a very slow cooking and smoking process that will take about 3-4 hours for fully cooked and flavored ribs. The wood being burnt in the picture was apple, but you could substitute any aromatic wood of choice...
And in the end, after a few hours of tending the fire...
Just before serving them, I lowered the grill top on to some rocks that I made a platform with, then kicked some coals under to just put a nice crisp on the meat. Dont have any pics of that part as it got a bit hectic, and once the food was ready to eat, it was all about the the meal - less picture taking - more rib eating! Of course, you can accomplish the same thing by tossing them on a regular old grill with a medium flame...the object being to just finish the ribs off. The smoke and low heat have already done the important work by this point...the rest is a matter of preference.
Smoked BBQ ribs are hard to beat