Name: Dinosaur Bones with Chipotle-Cherry Barbecue Sauce
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons paprika; 3 tablespoons golden brown sugar; 3 tablespoons coarse kosher salt; 1 1/2 tablespoons onion powder; 1 1/2 tablespoons ground black pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom; 2 beef rib racks (6 to 8 pounds total; 8- to 10-inch-long rib bones); 1 1/2 cups cherry juice or apple cider; 1 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1 1/4-inch disposable aluminum baking pan (to catch drips); 2 cups hardwood chips, soaked in water 1 hour; 4 6 x 3 3/4 x 2-inch disposable mini aluminum loaf pans (for wood chips,if using gas grill); Chipotle-Cherry Barbecue Sauce; Spray bottle

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Dinosaur Bones with Chipotle-Cherry Barbecue SauceHans Gissinger

These humongous sweet-and-smoky beef ribs will be the talk of your next backyard barbecue. Because the ribs are an unusually large size, your butcher may have to special-order the whole racks for you.

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