Description
This is a multiple prize-winning master recipe. It has several steps that can be used on pork spareribs, country-style ribs, or pretty much any other type of pork rib; simply adjust oven time up for meatier cuts. Use some soaked wood chips on the barbecue. The smokier the grill, the better the ribs will taste!
Ingredients
- 6 pounds pork spareribs
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- ¼ cup salt
- 2 ½ tablespoons ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 5 tablespoons pan drippings
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 4 cups ketchup
- 3 cups hot water
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- cayenne pepper to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup wood chips, soaked
Instructions
- Clean the ribs
- and trim away any excess fat. In a medium bowl
- stir together the sugar
- 1/4 cup salt
- ground black pepper
- paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- and garlic powder. Coat ribs liberally with spice mix. Place the ribs in two 10×15 inch roasting pans
- piling two racks of ribs per pan. Cover
- and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Bake uncovered for 3 to 4 hours
- or until the ribs are tender and nearly fall apart.
- Remove 5 tablespoons of drippings from the bottom of the roasting pans
- and place in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onion in pan drippings until lightly browned and tender. Stir in ketchup
- and heat for 3 to 4 more minutes
- stirring constantly. Next
- mix in water and brown sugar
- and season to taste with cayenne pepper
- salt
- and pepper. Reduce heat to low
- cover
- and simmer for 1 hour
- adding water as necessary to achieve desired thickness.
- Preheat grill for medium-low heat.
- When ready to grill
- add soaked wood chips to the coals or to the smoker box of a gas grill. Lightly oil grill grate. Place ribs on the grill two racks at a time so they are not crowded. Cook for 20 minutes
- turning occasionally. Baste ribs with sauce during the last 10 minutes of grilling
- so the sauce does not burn.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 5 hrs
Total Time: 13 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12