If you’re living “high on the hog” you’ve probably eaten baby back ribs, which comes from high up on the rib and is meaty and flavorful. BBQ baby back ribs have become a summer time favorite at our house.
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This terrific rib recipe was printed in the Salt Lake Tribune in June 2000. The recipe was given to the Trib by Todd Hicks from the Market Street Broiler, a great Utah restaurant.
The ribs are baked in the oven before putting them on the grill. You can do this earlier in the day or even the day before, which is great if you want to take them on a camping trip or to a BYOM BBQ.
Before I started using this recipe I struggled with ribs that might be raw on the inside and burned on the outside. Now my ribs are perfect every time.
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BBQ Ribs
Ingredients
- 2 racks of baby back ribs weighing 1 ½ to 1 ¾ lbs each
- 1 T. salt
- ½ T ground black pepper
- 1 quart water
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 celery stalk diced
- 2 springs parsley minced
- Original Sauce:
- 1 cup of favorite barbecue sauce
- 1 small tomato diced
- 1 small red onion diced
- 1 chipotle pepper finely diced
- 1 T. cilantro finely minced
Instructions
- Cut the racks of ribs in half and rub with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 350º. Place ribs, water, celery, onion and parsley in a shallow baking pan and cover with foil. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- BBQ the ribs for about 10 minutes on medium high heat turning often to avoid flare ups. Coat the ribs with your favorite BBQ sauce and cook 10 minutes more, turning often and adding more sauce with each turn. The sugar in the BBQ sauce burns easily, so watch them closely, turn often and moving them around on the grill if necessary.
- Original Sauce: Meanwhile, mix sauce ingredients together. After the ribs have cooked, remove from baking pan. Coat the ribs with sauce, place them on a cookie sheet, and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
isa
Your ribs are perfect!
Amanda
Man Barbara, these look really fantastic! Can I come over??
Jamie
Congrats Reeni! I say we all head over to Barbara's for a rib bbq to celebrate! Okay, Barbara? I'll bring cake. These ribs look incredible!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Congratulations to the winner! And I've never seen a recipe with clery but since I've loved all of your recipes I'm sure this will be a winner! 🙂
teresa
oh these are just mouthwatering. there may be nothing better then a big messy plate of ribs!
the ungourmet
Woo Hoo Reeni! :0)
These ribs are fantastic. Thanks for sharing the tip of baking before grilling!
Katy ~
Congratulations to Reeni; she is a sweetie and what a diversified cook she is!
Barbara, your ribs are delectable!
The Blonde Duck
I want my baby back ribs!
Maria
Great for a summer bbq!
Megan
One of my family's favorite meat is the baby back rib. I'll try it this way next time!Now I cant wait for ribs! 🙂
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Katherine Aucoin
So sorry I missed you giveaway! Those baby back ribs have my lips smacking! I love ribs and the chipotle puts them over the top!
congrats Reeni!
Cathy
You must be a mindreader, Barbara. I'm so hungry for good ribs. I'll give this recipe a try. They look delicious all covered in chipotle sauce.
Mamatkamal,Nassim,Anwar
Soooooo yummmyyyyyyyy. They look perfect. Lovely! Bravo
Coleen's Recipes
I'm looking forward to trying this. I do a similar process for the country style ribs, but I've avoided the baby back ribs until now. Thanks!
Lynda
The ribs look perfect with that wonderful sauce!
Congrats to the winner!
Cinnamon Girl aka Reeni♥
These look wonderful – love that spicy chipotle sauce! And great tip on baking them first. Thanks again for the agave – I'm looking forward to using it in my cooking!
Carrie
I am from Kansas City, so I am basically a rib expert and those are some good looking ribs Barbara!
Palidor
I'm making ribs right now, but they won't taste as good as yours. Wow, I wanna come to your house for dinner!
Vrinda
Congrats to Reeni..barbecued ribs looks yumm…i always wanted to taste these…
Bunny
Congratulations Reeni!!! I have to try this recipe, I've never made ribs before and what better recipe to start with than one that will give me perfect ribs!!