Bourbon Barbecue Pork Baby Back Ribs
Bourbon Barbecue Pork Baby Back Ribs are rubbed down with a mix of flavorful spices, cooked to tender perfection and finished on the grill.
No silverware required for these amazing falling off the bone tender Bourbon BBQ Baby Back Ribs, but I would recommend a napkin or three! These pork ribs are rubbed down with a mixture of flavorful spices, cooked to tender
perfection and finished on the grill with the most amazing Bourbon Barbecue Sauce to ever cross your lips. This bourbon barbecue sauce becomes
this fantastic, deep flavored sauce that keeps you coming back for
more.
The perfect centerpiece at your barbecue or summer get together.
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Bourbon Barbecue Baby Back Ribs
Equipment
Ingredients
For the ribs
- 2 pounds baby back pork ribs, 1 pound slabs
- 1 recipe Little Kick spice rub, recipe below
- 1 recipe Bourbon barbecue sauce, recipe below
Little Kick spice rub
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground chile de arbol, or substitute cayenne pepper
Bourbon barbecue sauce
- 1/2 yellow onion, grated
- 5 cloves garlic , diced or pressed
- 3/4 cup bourbon whiskey
- 20 ounces ketchup
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground chile de arbol, substitute cayenne pepper
- 1 cup water
Instructions
For the ribs
- Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F.
- Lay each half rack of ribs on a sheet of aluminum foil large enough to wrap the ribs in. Rub each rack of ribs with the Little Kick spice rub. Wrap ribs in foil. Place on a baking sheet. Bake for 2-1/2 hours.
- Start the barbecue sauce 45 minutes before the ribs are done baking.
- Remove the ribs from the oven and preheat the grill to high. Allow the ribs to rest and grill to preheat for about 10 minutes. Grill the ribs for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Brush the sauce on the ribs while you grill them, after they are turned the first time.
- Serve and enjoy!
Little Kick spice rub
- In a small bowl combine the chili powder, paprika, pepper, salt and chile de arbol.
- Stir to combine.
- Use the rub on pork, chicken or beef.
Bourbon barbecue sauce
- In a large sauce pan over medium heat, combine the onion, garlic and bourbon. Simmer until the onion is translucent, about 8-10 minutes. Mix in the remaining ingredients, stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Smooth the sauce by using an immersion blender or pouring into a blender and processing until it is a smooth consistency.
Read the article and get the recipe after the jump ~
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Loving the bourbon sauce on those ribs! My favorite 🙂 The grilled AND breaded chicken sandwich is really interesting. I've never grilled any breaded meats before! Great tip!
Now you are just showing off! Wow – amazing looking ribs and the sauce sounds rich and delicious. The secrets in the sauce you know! Love it!
Donna, I have a similar recipe for baby back ribs and will eat them about once a month. One hint I'd like to offer your readers is to grill them over indirect heat so the barbecue sauce doesn't burn the ribs…
Thats a great tip DB. However, this recipe calls for the bbq sauce to be put on right after they are grilled so you don't have to worry about messing up that pretty grill. Thanks for stopping by!
Donna, oh my goodness, I'm sure all your neighbors were drooling as these ribs were grilling, very yummy!
These are perfection! The rub is absolutely delicious!