The Best Ribs
- Ready In:
- 4hrs
- Ingredients:
- 31
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 2 (2 lb) racks of baby-back pork ribs
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Dry Spices use 3 T
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons seasoning salt
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
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Basting Sauce use 1 cup
- 1⁄4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons dry spices
- 2 cups red wine vinegar
- 2 cups water
- 1⁄4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon hot sauce (we like the chipotle or chili lime)
- 1 small bay leaf
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Sweet Sauce use 1 cup
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1⁄2 cup honey mustard
- 1⁄2 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce (we like the chipotle or chili lime)
- 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon chili powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper
directions
- Combine all dry spices ingredients in a small bowl.
- Dry rub the ribs and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, covered with plastic wrap.
- Stir together all Basting Sauce ingredients; cover and let stand 8 hours.
- Remove bay leaf.
- (Sauce is intended for basting ribs only). BRING all Sweet Sauce ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven.
- Reduce heat, and simmer sauce, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.
- Prepare a hot fire by piling charcoal or lava rocks on one side of grill, leaving other side empty (for gas grill, light only one side). Place food rack on grill.
- Arrange ribs over unlit side.
- GRILL ribs, covered with grill lid, over medium heat (300-350°F) for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, basting every 30 minutes with Basting Sauce and turning occasionally.
- Brush ribs with Sweet Sauce the last 30 minutes.
- If using the western style ribs you cook the same way except for 4 to 4 1/2 hours.
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