How to cook pork spare ribs

And what to do if your spouse buys too many....

Cooking pork spare ribs at Lady Jaye: (Same goes for a Traeger smoker)

Rub them with our famous Rub 19 and let sit fridge overnight. This allows the salts and sugars in the rub to pull out the moisture and create a paste to initiate a nice base for the bark.
Toss them in the smoker, blast with smoke at 250 degrees for ~3 hours
Wrap it in foil and put it back into smoker (250 degrees) for ~2 hours to let it steam inside the foil and cook properly.
Unwrap the foil and leave in the smoker for ~1 hour (250 degrees) to re-crisp the bark
Rest 30-45 mins
Serve to extremely happy guests.

So what happens when you don't have a 2000lb smoker on your back patio?

Rub with your favorite seasoning or pre-mixed rub and let sit fridge overnight.
Roast in oven for ~45 mins at 425 degrees (looking to create a crust/bark/good color)
Pull out of oven and wrap in foil
Back into the oven to slow cook at 300 degrees until tender. (check appropriately, you're not going to hurt them)
Once tender, unwrap the foil and put back in the oven at 300 degrees to re-crisp the crust/bark.
Now you have a few options
Eat as is
Smother in BBQ
Toss on the grill for an extra char
Enjoy that shit.

Pro tip: You never want pork ribs to be falling off the bone, you want them to have some chew to them. If you ever enter a BBQ contest and the judge picks up the pork ribs and they fall apart… well you better pack your shit up.

What if your spouse bought too many ribs?

Freeze the ones you don't use (lasts up to 2 months, but the sooner the better)
Rub and leave in the refrigerator (stays for 1-2 days)
Cook the whole thing because you can use this awesome meat in almost anything

Dish ideas for leftover meat:

Rib sandwiches
Baked beans
Chili
Tacos
Rib stew