BBQ Baby Backs Baby!!

A tip of the grill toward the Neely's...Still has a Charon twist ;)

Okay...so here we go!

The first thing you do is get 2 racks of your favorite Baby Back Ribs and put them in a large baking dish, meaty side down, and bathe them in Liquid Smoke. Cover tightly with foil and let them sit in the fridge all day, just soakin'! About 8 hours.


Dry Rub Ingredients:
1 C. Paprika
3 1/2 TBS Sugar
1/2 tsp Onion Powder
1 TBS Ground Chipotle Chile Seasoning


BBQ Sauce Ingredients: Sweet & Spicy!!
2 C. Ketchup
6 TBS Brown Sugar
5 TBS White Sugar
1 TBS Paprika
1 1/2 tsp Ground Mustard
1 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
1 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
1 C. Water
1/2 C. Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 Lemon Juice
1 tsp Corn Syrup
1 TBS Ground Chipotle Chile Seasoning
1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

You can add or take away anything you like in the BBQ Sauce depending on your taste.
Bring BBQ ingredients to a boil then simmer for at least a half hour to blend flavors. Allow to sit and cool.

After 8 hours in the Liquid Smoke bath....
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
Get the Ribs and pat 'em dry.
Drain the Liquid Smoke from the baking dish.
Rub the Ribs with the dry rub, place them back in the baking dish, meat side up, and cover tightly with foil.
Bake for about 2 hours. Because ovens vary, after first hour check periodically to make sure they are not already falling apart.

Let's get to Grillin'!

Okay, so you've got to kind of "feel" this grill thing. Keep Ribs a good distance from the heat. Watch them close so you don't char them. You just want the Sauce to caramelize.

Get your grill ready at medium heat. I prefer a charcoal grill, it gives great flavor.
Place Ribs on grill, meat side up, and cover in BBQ Sauce then turn over and coat back of Ribs. Allow to cook, meat side down, for about 6 minutes.
Turn over, meat side up and coat with BBQ Sauce again. Allow to cook another 8 minutes. Keep turning and coating till still moist but not soggy. Total time about 20 minutes.

These babies will fall off the bone. You'll wonder why it's taken you so long to try it!