BBQ Smoked Alligator Ribs as served at Millie's Restaurant in Daytona Beach, Florida, as seen on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, season 36.
Recipe courtesy of Millie's Restaurant & Catering

BBQ Smoked Alligator Ribs

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  • Level: Intermediate
  • Total: 3 hr (includes cooling time)
  • Active: 55 min
  • Yield: 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

BBQ Dry Rub Seasoning:

Sweet Rum BBQ Sauce:

Directions

Special equipment:
a smoker
  1. Preheat a smoker for cooking at 300 degrees F.
  2. Rub the racks of ribs with the Dry Seasoning. Place in the smoker and cook for 40 minutes.
  3. Preheat a grill.
  4. Remove the ribs from the smoker and toss in the BBQ Sauce. Place on the grill and cook, 6 to 8 minutes. Stack the ribs on the Texas toast and add more BBQ Sauce to top. Garnish with the jalapeños and green onions.

BBQ Dry Rub Seasoning:

Yield: 4 cups
  1. Mix together the chili powder, brown sugar, garlic and onion powders, pepper, salt, cinnamon and smoked paprika in a bowl, whisking all ingredients thoroughly.

Sweet Rum BBQ Sauce:

Yield: 8 cups
  1. Simmer the onions, garlic and 2 cups of the rum in a saucepan until the onions are translucent. Add the ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, vinegar, paprika, ancho powder, salt, coriander and cayenne and cook for 20 minutes.
  2. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup rum. Strain and cool completely.