Ultimate Baby Back Ribs
Baby back ribs are one of the great BBQ classics. When cooked well, these are really the ultimate grilled meat. Here’s the recipe:
- 6-8 lbs pork baby back ribs
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cups chopped onions
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup dark molasses
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup bottled chili sauce
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tbs dijon mustard
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp liquid smoke, or more to taste
Get out a heavy saucepan for making this baby back rib sauce. Heat up the butter and cook the onions until they’re nice and wilted. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients, and stir. Let it simmer until it becomes a good bbq sauce consistency. It will probably take around a half hour.
Set up your charcoal grill, and light the coals. Once they’re ready to go, spread the coals out around the edges of the grill. If you have a larger Weber kettle, this will work better than a small one. The idea here is to cook with indirect heat, so you don’t want the coals to be too close to the meat. You also need enough space to put a drip pan in the middle of the grill.
When the coals are medium-hot, brush with oil and place the ribs meat-side-up in the center of the grill. Brush the ribs with your barbeque sauce and cover the grill, adjusting the vents for even heat. Check every 20 minutes or so, turning the ribs and basting with the bbq sauce each time. It will take about an hour to 1:20 to finish cooking, when the meat is no longer pink.
Heat up the remaining sauce to serve at the table. Enjoy!
