BBQ Baby Back Ribs

Get ready folks, I am about to make this summer all about the grill!

Summer is about grilling and it just so happens that BBQ runs in the family. My Grandpa Sam makes out of this world Beef Ribs and I am not even joking. It seems everyone who knows him knows he makes amazing ribs, they are so amazing that he wont even share the recipe. I am going to make an honest attempt at getting the recipe before summer ends – grandpa you have been given notice!

My dad is usually the master of the grill and growing up the summer always meant watching him spark up the grill, grab a brew, and take a seat on the deck. Just like the kitchen eventually the family will gather on the deck and take in the delicious fumes. There was always conversation and laughter. We would dine al fresco and continue the laughter through the night until the lightning bugs start to emerge. I know, I just inspired you to run to your grill and fire it up!

I wouldn’t dare to attempt grandpa’s ribs so until the day comes where I have the recipe in hand I’ll just have to do something else. Last summer I attempted making baby back ribs for the first time. The ribs came out ok but I learned a lot about grilling and making ribs. This time around I think I have perfected my process but I know that there is always something new you can learn in grilling and barbecue.

Note: I am watching a BBQ Pitmasters marathon as I type this because what else do you watch when you are writing about BBQ?

I also should give some credit to the local butcher shop where I got my ribs. Mish Farms Meat Market provided the canvas for my BBQ art piece. The ribs were beautiful and made my life so much easier. I highly recommend visiting a local butcher when buying meat and you can even have them give you tips of the trade. Mish had the ribs pre packaged and cut in half slabs, this also made life easier for cooking.

One thing I learned during my first attempt was to monitor the temperature of your grill. As luck would have it it started to rain when I made my first attempt and the rain dropped the temp of my grill immediately. This time around I made sure to keep an eye on the temperature and maybe I was a little paranoid but I would guess that as my BBQ experience expands I’ll learn to relax a bit around the grill (hmm probably not).

BBQ Baby Back Ribs

May 30, 2014

by hautepepper

Category Recipes

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Notes

For Charcoal Grills: Heat the coals with the wood chips in a packet on top of the coals. Cover the grill and open the lid vent halfway. Heat the grill until hot and until the wood chips are smoking. Continue cooking based on the method listed above.

Ingredients

• 2 Slabs Baby Back Ribs
• BBQ Spice Rub (see below)
• Honey
• Butter
• Applewood Wood Chips

Spice Rub

• 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar
• 2 Tsp. Dry Mustard
• 1 Tsp. Garlic Salt
• 1 1/2 Tsp. Cumin
• 1/2 Tsp. Cayenne Pepper
• 1/2 Tsp. Paprika
• 1 Tsp. Black Pepper

Instructions

1. Instructions are based on using a gas grill. Please the note below for using a charcoal grill.
2. The night before you are going to grill your ribs you should prep your ribs by trimming off any excess fat that might be on your ribs. Rub your ribs with the spice rub, place in a shallow pan and cover with foil. Allow your ribs to sit overnight in the spice rub, if you cant have them sit overnight try to add your rub at least two hours before you put them on the grill. Save extra spice rub for any other BBQ treats that you may be cooking, it will work on chicken and pork.
3. Two hours before grilling you should soak your applewood chips in water. When ready to use drain the wood chips and add to your smoke box or place in a foil pouch with a vent for the smoke to escape. Preheat the grill by turning on all the burners to high and place your wood chips in the grill. Allow the chips to smoke for 15 minutes before you add your ribs to the grill.
4. When adding the ribs to the grill turn off all the burners except for the main burner which you will adjust to medium-low. Place the ribs on the cool side of the grill with the meat side down. Close the grill and let the ribs cook at 300-325 degrees for one hour. Keep an eye on the grill to make sure the heat is holding steady. After an hour flip the ribs and cook for another hour at the same temp.
5. Once the ribs are done cooking on the grill remove each rack and wrap in foil with a tablespoon of a honey and tablespoon of butter. Place the wrapped ribs in an oven set to 325 and allow the ribs to continue cooking for another hour or two. After an hour of cooking check ribs for tenderness if done remove from the oven and let sit for 30 minutes.
6. Apply your favorite BBQ sauce and enjoy!
7. BBQ Sauce: For these ribs I used a store bought sauce that we enhanced with onions and the juice from the ribs.

Tags

BBQ,

Grilling,

Pork,

Ribs,

Smoke

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