St Louis Ribs Recipe Gas Grill

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When starting out in barbecue, everyone wants to learn how to smoke the ideal rack of ribs.

If you belong to the same camp, I have good news for you: smoking ribs on a gas grill is not only possible, but it can also yield excellent results.

I’ll demonstrate how to do it using homemade foil pouches and wood chips.

If you’ve tried making ribs in the oven, they just can’t compare to the flavor wood can give you, as you probably already know, so choosing the right kind of wood is essential to having the right flavor on your barbecue.

If you’re not familiar with this cut, it’s simply a rack of spare ribs that has been trimmed into a more uniform shape; I used a rack of St. Louis ribs for this recipe.

This results in incredibly consistent outcomes, which is why this cut is so well-liked in the competitive barbecue scene.

You can make this recipe with baby back or spare ribs, but you’ll need to adjust the cooking times slightly because baby backs cook more quickly than full spare ribs.

Directions
  1. Heat one side of a gas grill to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  2. Fill a small metal can or container with water. Cover with aluminum foil; make several slits in the foil with a knife. …
  3. Place ribs bone-side up on the unheated side of the grill; close grill. Cook for 1 1/2 hours. …
  4. Baste ribs with barbeque sauce.

St Louis Style Ribs Made Easy

St. Louis Pork Ribs on a Gas Grill 🔗

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Prep: 30min

Ingredients:

  • 1 rack St louis cut ribs (St)
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp bbq rub

Instruction:

  1. Wrap a few handfuls of wood chips in heavy duty aluminum foil and place onto your grill on medium high heat for 15-20 minutes.
  2. Prep your ribs by trimming, removing the membrane and seasoning your ribs on all sides.
  3. Once the wood chips start smoking, place your ribs on the indirect side of the grill with the burner turned off.
  4. While your ribs are smoking prepare two or three additional foil packets so you can swap them out once they stop smoking after about 30-40 minutes.
  5. After about 2 hours of smoking, when your ribs are at an internal temp of 165-175 degrees they are ready to take off and wrap.
  6. To wrap in foil, place the ribs meat side down onto pads of butter, along with a drizzle of honey and brown sugar.
  7. Place the wrapped ribs back onto your grill meat side down for up to an hour, checking at the 45 minute mark.
  8. When the bones of the ribs have pulled back, flip the ribs meat side up on top of the aluminum foil unwrapped for another 20 minutes.
  9. Apply one or two layers of bbq sauce sauce and let them cook for an additional 30-40 minutes. The bbq sauce should firm up and be nice and tacky instead of runny.
  10. Remove the ribs from the grill, let them rest for 10 minutes and slice to serve.

FAQ

How long does it take to cook St Louis ribs on a gas grill?

Grilling Procedure Preheat a gas grill or smoker to 350°F. Grill over indirect heat (See Note 3). Place the ribs on the rack, bone side down, and cover the grill.

How long does it take to cook ribs on a gas grill?

You should plan on cooking ribs on a gas grill for about 3.5 hours, which is about the same amount of time as grilling them on a charcoal grill or a pellet grill.

How do you grill ribs on a gas grill?

Don’t open the lid as keeping it closed will hold in as much smoke as possible. Place the rib rack bone-side down on the grill, close the lid, and adjust the grill until it maintains a temperature of 300 F/150 C. Let the ribs cook for 30 minutes.

What is the 3 2 1 rule for ribs?

In essence, making 3 2 1 ribs involves smoking the ribs for 3 hours on the pellet grill, wrapping them in foil for 2 hours while they continue to cook on the grill, and then cooking them for 1 hour while unwrapped and doused in barbecue sauce.

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