grilled baby back ribs with coca-cola barbecue sauce
Ingredients
- Two to three pounds baby back ribs
- For the sauce:
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 2/3 cup Coca-Cola
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- For the rub:
- 1/2 tablespoons sea salt
- 1 tablespoon ground mustard
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Make the barbecue sauce: combine the ketchup, honey, garlic, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, the onion powder, smoked paprika, black pepper and Coca-Cola in a saucepan.
- Whisk together until combined. Heat over medium heat, bringing the mixture to a boil then reducing to a simmer over low heat.
- Cook for until thickened, about 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Store in a jar or sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- While the sauce is simmering, place each rack of ribs on a doubled sheet of aluminum
- foil. In a bowl, whisk together onion powder, smoked paprika, pepper, salt, ground mustard, garlic powder, and chipotle chili powder. Rub the mixture all over both sides of the ribs.
- Wrap the ribs in the aluminum foil. Place the racks on a baking sheet and put them on the center rack in the oven. Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
- Grill the ribs: Heat the grill to the highest setting and remove the ribs from the foil. Gently pour the juice in the foil packets into a large bowl or measuring cup, and whisk in 1/4 of sauce.
- Place the ribs on the grill and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until they are charred and slightly crisp on the outsides, basting with the sauce on top.
