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Keto Smoked Pork Ribs Recipe

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Juicy, smoky pork ribs with a sugar-free BBQ sauce and dry rub. Perfect for keto or low-carb diets, made with simple ingredients and slow-cooked for fall-off-the-bone tenderness.

Ingredients

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Ribs & Prep

  • 2 racks pork spare ribs (St. Louis or baby back)

  • 4 tbsp yellow mustard

  • 4 tbsp butter

Dry Rub

  • 2 tbsp kosher salt

  • 2 tbsp coarse black pepper

  • 2 tbsp sweet paprika

  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

  • 1 tbsp dried oregano

  • 2 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped

  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Spritz

  • 2 cups apple cider vinegar (in spray bottle)

Sugar-Free BBQ Sauce

  • 1 cup chopped white onion

  • 1 tbsp butter or olive oil

  • 2 garlic cloves, diced

  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar

  • 15 oz can unsweetened tomato sauce

  • 3 tbsp tomato paste

  • ½ tbsp paprika

  • ½ tbsp dry mustard

  • ½ tsp salt

  • ¼ tsp black pepper

  • ½ tsp cayenne (optional)

  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

  1. Remove silver skin from ribs. Pat dry and brush with mustard.

  2. Mix rub and press it onto ribs. Let sit 30 mins or refrigerate up to 24 hrs.

  3. Preheat smoker to 225–250°F. Add fruit wood chips.

  4. Smoke ribs meat-side up for 3 hours. Spritz every 30 minutes with vinegar.

  5. Wrap ribs in foil with 2 tbsp butter per rack. Smoke another 2 hours.

  6. Remove foil, brush with BBQ sauce. Smoke or bake 1 hour until sauce sets.

  7. Rest 10 minutes, slice, and serve.

Notes

You can use the oven if no smoker—bake low and slow. Sauce can be blended with fresh fruit for sweetness if needed. Spare ribs give richer flavor than baby back.

Nutrition

Find it online: https://www.wellnesswarrior.org/keto-smoked-pork-ribs/