Recipe.com: Two Baby Back Ribs Recipes

I have never made ribs before and I think I have only had them a couple of times. The time has come to try them and I have chosen these two recipes to use separately or in combination. From recipe.com.

Fred's Finest Baby Back Ribs
http://www.recipe.com/freds-fines…

No offense to those chicken folks but here's the "finger lickin' good" meal. These ribs are mouth-happy perfection. The key is slow-roasting heat combined with moisture to create steam that melts away some of the fat and softens the meat. I like to start these in the oven, but if you prefer to do it entirely on the grill, I've provided that method too. No matter which way you start the ribs, finish them over direct heat to get a nice carmelization of the sauce.

Ingredients
6 racks baby back ribs, roughly 12 pounds (spareribs will also work)
1/4 cup  Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon  brown sugar
1 tablespoon  paprika
1 teaspoon  chili powder
1/4 teaspoon  cayenne
1/4 teaspoon  kosher salt
  Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup  water or apple cider
1 cup  barbecue sauce (use your favorite)
2 tablespoons  honey, or as needed

Directions

TO OVEN-ROAST THE RIBS:

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F.

Rinse the ribs and pat them dry. Remove the membranes from the back of the ribs. Place the ribs on a baking sheet and brush the ribs generously with the mustard. Combine the sugar, paprika, chili powder, cayenne, and salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle this mixture over both sides of the ribs. Grind fresh pepper over the ribs.

Place the ribs in an aluminum roasting bag and add the water. Seal the bag tightly, place on a baking sheet, and put in the oven. Slowly cook the ribs for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove the bag from the oven and let the ribs cool in the roasting bag for 30 minutes. Open the bag away from you in case there is residual steam. The ribs are ready for the next step when you can grab them with a pair of tongs, lift them up, and they bend easily.

OR TO GRILL-ROAST THE RIBS:

Set up your grill for indirect cooking. Add some wood chips or hunks of wood, like hickory or oak, to your smoke box, or make a foil-smoking packet. Let some smoke build in your grill, then place the ribs (brushed with the mustard and rub) on the grill, bone side down, and adjust the temperature to low. You want the temperature to stay at about 200 degrees F, so check with an oven thermometer. Smoke for about 3 hours, replenishing the wood chips as needed. About every 45 minutes, spray the ribs with apple cider. The ribs are ready for the next step when you can grab them with a pair of tongs, lift them up, and they bend easily.

TO FINISH THE RIBS:

Oil the grill racks. Preheat your grill using all burners set on high and with the lid closed for 10 to 12 minutes.

When the grill is hot, reduce the heat to medium and place the ribs, meaty side down, on the grill. Close the lid and cook for about 15 minutes, then turn. Brush the seared side with the barbecue sauce, cover again, and cook for another 10 to 15 minutes. Turn, brush with sauce, cover, and let them enjoy the heat for another 10 minutes. Brush the same side with sauce again, cover, and cook for no more than 5 minutes. Uncover, drizzle the ribs with the honey, and let them stay on the heat a couple of minutes more to allow the honey to glaze. Remove and serve to hoots and hollers.

TIP

Make Ahead: You can grill- or oven-roast the ribs several days ahead and even freeze them. If you do freeze them, let them cool completely (in the roasting bag, if they're oven-roasted) then drain off any liquid, wrap them well in foil or the roasting bag, and stick them in the freezer. Thaw before finishing the ribs.

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Sweet & Spicy BBQ Baby Back Ribs
http://www.recipe.com/sweet-and-spicy. . .

Ingredients

• 1 cup  catsup

• 1/4 cup  mild-flavored molasses

• 1/4 cup  lemon juice

• 2 tablespoons  soy sauce

• 1/2 teaspoon  crushed red pepper

• 3 to 3-1/2 pounds  pork loin back ribs or meaty pork spare ribs

• 1/2 teaspoon  onion salt

• 1/2 teaspoon  pepper

Directions

1  For glaze, in a small saucepan combine catsup, molasses, lemon juice, soy sauce, and crushed red pepper. Heat and stir until bubbly. Cool, cover, and chill for up to 5 days.

2 Cut the ribs into serving-size pieces; place in a Dutch oven. Add enough water to cover ribs. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Drain ribs; cool slightly. Season ribs with onion salt and pepper.

3 To grill ribs, in a covered grill arrange preheated coals around a drip pan. Test for medium heat above drip pan. Place precooked ribs on grill rack over the drip pan, but not over the coals. Cover and grill for 45 to 50 minutes or until ribs are tender, brushing occasionally with glaze during the last 10 minutes of grilling. Heat the remaining glaze on the grill or stovetop until bubbly; pass with ribs. Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 661, Total Fat 41 g, Saturated Fat 16 g, Cholesterol 162 mg, Sodium 1654 mg, Carbohydrate 34 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 40 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 8%, Vitamin C 29%, Calcium 9%, Iron 27%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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