We just flew back in from our family vacation. We went to St. Martin! Beautiful island with beautiful people. One of the areas we went to is known for ribs. Soooo guess who came home and had to make ribs? Me!
I walked through Sam's and found a beautiful rack! I came home, pulled out my baby back rib recipe and called up the neighbor with a smoker. He always wants to smoke so we had a impromptu rib dinner...sort of. Apparently it takes a long time to smoke meat. I made the sauce, spread it on the ribs, let it soak in then 8 hours later we feasted. It works in the oven too (in less time) but if you have a smoker (or a neighbor with a smoker) turn it on and throw them in. I made oven potatoes too. YUMMY!
Super fun day. While the ribs and beans were in the smoker we went swimming. They made grilled corn and indoor smores. After stuffing ourselves we played Just Dance! My side still hurts from eating too much, laughing too hard and dancing too soon.
Ribs
1 1/2 cup water
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup tomato paste
1 tb. yellow mustard
1 tsp. liquid smoke (optional if smoking)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. paprika
3 - 4 baby back ribs
Combine all ingredients except ribs in a medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil and reduce and simmer until thickened. When ready brush sauce on ribs and let sit for 30 minutes wrapped tight in foil. When ready to cook ribs, preheat oven to 275 or place in smoker. If baking, bake in foil 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until the meat on the ribs has pulled back from the cut ends of the bones by about 1/2 inch. When ribs are about finished, preheat barbecue grill to medium heat. Remove ribs from foil carefully and grill 4 to 8 minutes per side to char. Use leftover sauce to baste but not too soon or it will burn because of the sugar in the sauce.
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