Smoked 3-1-1 Hot Honey BBQ Ribs

There’s nothing quite like the perfect rack of ribs—tender, smoky, and packed with bold flavor. BK’S Bar-Ba-Chew Smoked 3-1-1 Ribs take backyard barbecue to the next level, combining the tried-and-true 3-1-1 smoking method with the irresistible kick of BK’S Bar-Ba-Chew Hot Honey BBQ Rub. The result is a mouthwatering balance of sweet heat, sticky glaze, and fall-off-the-bone tenderness that keeps everyone coming back for more.

The 3-1-1 method—three hours of slow smoking, one hour wrapped, and one final hour unwrapped—ensures the ribs soak up deep smoky flavor while staying juicy and tender. The Hot Honey BBQ Rub adds layers of sweet, spicy, and savory notes that caramelize beautifully during the cook, creating a sticky, finger-licking bark that’s the hallmark of great barbecue.

Perfect for weekend cookouts, game day gatherings, or any time the craving for real smoked ribs hits, this recipe delivers a crowd-pleasing dish that showcases the best of low-and-slow barbecue with a fiery twist.

Ingredients:

1 rack of pork Baby-Back or St. Louis-Style Spare Ribs

BK’s Bar-Ba-Chew Hot Honey BBQ Rub

Brown Sugar

Honey

1/4 stick butter

1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce

Directions:

  1. Remove membrane from back of ribs with a knife and paper towel.

  2. Season ribs with BK’s Bar-Ba-Chew’s Hot Honey BBQ Rub on all sides and all to set for at least 1-2 hours. This will allow the salt in the rub to draw some moisture out of the ribs, which helps in developing a better finished bark.!

  3. Fire up your smoker or your grill to 250 degrees. Once it comes up to temp, and rub has set into the ribs for a couple hours, place ribs on grate bone-side down, and allow to cook untouched for 3 hours. The ribs should hit an internal temperature of about 160-175 degrees at this point.

  4. Lay out 2 sheets of foil for each rack that are each about 6” longer than your rack of ribs. Lay the rack bone-side down on one sheet of foil. Drizzle a little honey over the ribs, and sprinkle some brown sugar and a little bit more Hot Honey BBQ Rub on top of the ribs, Top off with a few pats of butter. Place the other sheet of foil on top of ribs, wrap both sheets together tightly, and place back on smoker for 1 hour.

  5. While ribs are continuing to cook, make a glaze on stove-top with 1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce, 1/4 cup of honey, and a couple tablespoons of Hot Honey BBQ Rub. Allow to simmer.

  6. After 1 hour of smoking the wrapped ribs, remove from foil, place ribs back on the smoker, and brush the glaze on top of ribs, and allow to smoke for 1 more hour.

  7. Pull ribs off smoker, allow to rest for 15 minutes, and devour!!