Sweet-Hot Baby Back Ribs

Name: Sweet-Hot Baby Back Ribs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 11 h 40 min
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; ½ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 3 slabs baby back pork ribs (about 5 1/2 lb.); 2 limes, halved; Sweet-Hot 'Cue Sauce

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3 Reviews

Our directions for these juicy baby back ribs are for a two-burner gas grill. If you have a three-burner grill, light both sides, and leave the center portion off.

Recipe by Southern Living August 2007

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Credit: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe Summary

prep:

30 mins

cook:

2 hrs 30 mins

additional:

8 hrs 40 mins

total:

11 hrs 40 mins

Yield:

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
3 slabs baby back pork ribs (about 5 1/2 lb.)
2 limes, halved
Sweet-Hot 'Cue Sauce

Directions

Step 1
Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl.

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Step 2
Rinse and pat ribs dry. If desired, remove thin membrane from back of ribs by slicing into it with a knife and then pulling it off. (This will make ribs more tender.)
Step 3
Rub ribs with cut sides of limes, squeezing as you rub. Massage ginger mixture into meat, covering all sides. Wrap ribs tightly with plastic wrap, and place in zip-top plastic freezer bags or a 13- x 9-inch baking dish; seal or cover, and chill 8 hours. Let ribs stand at room temperature 30 minutes before grilling. Remove plastic wrap.
Step 4
Light 1 side of grill, heating to medium-high heat (350° to 400°); leave other side unlit. Place rib slabs over unlit side, stacking 1 on top of the other.
Step 5
Grill, covered with grill lid, 40 minutes. Reposition rib slabs, moving bottom slab to the top, and grill 40 minutes. Reposition 1 more time, moving bottom slab to the top; grill 40 minutes.
Step 6
Lower grill temperature to medium heat (300° to 350°); unstack rib slabs, and place side by side over unlit side of grill. Cook ribs 30 more minutes, basting with half of Sweet-Hot 'Cue Sauce. Remove ribs from grill, and let stand 10 minutes. Cut ribs, slicing between bones. Serve ribs with remaining Sweet-Hot 'Cue Sauce.

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cjcmom

06/19/2011

This was my first time making ribs, and they turned out fantastic! My husband said they were the best ribs he's ever eaten. I had to improvise a little because I used 4 racks instead of 3 and I have a small grill. I simply increased the rub recipe. I also used a three burner grill and only lit one, then placed the ribs diagonal across the other two. I rotated the stack half way through, and increased the cooking time by 40 minutes. The taste of the ginger in this recipe was awesome and the sweet hot q sauce rocks, and would be good on other meats too.

Manning1

10/15/2010

I made these for my family. They were out of this world good. My daugter had been bugging me for years to make ribs. I tried oven backed ribs, simmered ribs on the stove; all were not the way my dad made them when I was kid. Finally, I found a recipe that would compete with my dad's ribs. As a matter of fact, my dad and neighbors are coming over tommorow for a rib off. These ribs verses my daddy's ribs. I think mine will be the winner, if I had any doubt, I would never have made the challenge. BTW...I followed the recipe to a T. I used the extra sauce for BBQ chicken the next day. Perfection.

DarlaS

08/04/2009

These were the best!!! I made three racks and had zero leftovers. This will remain a family favorite.

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