Bourbon Barbecue Ribs
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Bourbon Barbecue Ribs. Tender, succulent, fall of the bone ribs with a homemade sweet and tangy Bourbon Barbecue Sauce.
One of my favourite things about the summer grilling season is enjoying a relaxing weekend afternoon in the summer sunshine right at home in our back garden sipping a few cool beverages while these amazing ribs slowly cook to perfection on the grill.
Tender, juicy, a little spicy and with an oh-so-delicious slightly sweet sticky homemade barbecue sauce slathered on in multiple layers, these ribs make the end of a beautiful summer afternoon simply perfect.
2017 update: The dry rub in this recipe is great but if you want to boost the flavour even further, try making our Smokin' Summer Spice Barbecue Dry Rub. Check out the recipe to see just how versatile it is on everything from BBQ Chicken to the best burger seasoning ever!
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Bourbon Barbecue Ribs
Bourbon Barbecue Ribs - tender, succulent, fall of the bone ribs with a homemade sweet and tangy Bourbon Barbecue Sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 lbs side or back ribs
For the dry rub
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 3 tablespoon paprika, (or smoked paprika)
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
For the Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 cloves minced garlic
- 1 medium sized red onion, , roughly chopped
- 1 cup plain tomato sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup bourbon whiskey, (Use rye whiskey if you prefer or alternatively, apple juice)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 2 tablespoon paprika, (or smoked paprika)
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger root
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
Instructions
Mix together all of the ingredients for the dry rub until evenly combined.
Begin by coating your pork ribs with a dry rub and letting them sit in the fridge for a couple of hours or overnight. Store any unused dry rub in an airtight container for next time.
For the Bourbon Barbeque Sauce
Begin my heating the olive oil over medium heat in a medium saucepan.
Add the garlic and onions and cook until the onions have softened stirring occasionally.
Add the remaining ingredients for the sauce.
Simmer very slowly for about 30-40 minutes, or until the sauce reaches a brush-able consistency, stirring occasionally.
Let the sauce cool for a half hour or so then puree the sauce in a food processor or with an immersion blender. Save any leftover sauce by bottling it in mason jars or freezing it in small airtight containers.
You can cook the ribs very slowly on the grill for a couple of hours by using only one burner of your grill and cooking the ribs on the opposite side, not under the direct heat, turning occasionally.
Alternatively, you can cook the ribs in a covered roasting pan in a 275 degree F oven for about 2 hours. Either way you decide to cook them, finish the ribs by grilling them directly over medium heat, brushing on the barbeque sauce and turning them after a minute or two. I like to do about 3 coats of the sauce on each side of the ribs. Remove from the grill and serve.
Notes
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
Nutrition Information
Yield
6Serving Size
Amount Per Serving Calories 1415Total Fat 95gSaturated Fat 39gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 226mgSodium 884mgCarbohydrates 81gFiber 4gSugar 68gProtein 51g
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I'm off to try this one right now! I have all the supplies here.
Many thanks!
Annie in Alberta
Love a good bourbon sauce on ribs! Rather than use bourbon or whisky or apple juice, I use Jim Beam Apple. The sweet apple taste it adds is the bomb! It is a strong flavour, so I will use just over a 1/4 cup of JB, then the rest straight JB. Jack Daniel's also has an apple whisky, which I have yet to try in sauce but I will!
Now this looks delicious! However, I've not seen smoked paprika around here. Is it available locally?
It is a rare bird indeed on these shores, Geoff. I haven't seen it locally that I know of, I'm afraid but I sometimes order spices online.
I’ve bought smoked paprika at Winners. They have some different options there.
hey try these prok ribs
Ingredients
1/4 cup Hoi Sin Sauce (chinese BBQ Sauce)
1/4 cup Tomato Sauce (I use Rosella)
1 tablespoon Honey
1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
1 dash Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 cup Barbecue Sauce
500 grams Pork Ribs
2 cloves Garlic (crushed)
Oil for cooking ribs
Instructions
Heat oil in wok over high heat. Add ribs and toss/stir fry until cooked through. When ribs are cooked fully (no longer pink inside), add all the combined sauces and honey, toss through over heat until sticky.
At the last minute, add the garlic and toss for one minute over heat.
These ribs look delicious. Since I moved to an apartment, I do not have an outdoor grill anymore so will try this in the oven. Just found your blog and I am hooked! I can't wait to explore more of it. Thanks for sharing your culinary adventures with us.
Judi
I made these yesterday for Superbowl Sunday. I have made a lot of ribs. Hands down and by general concensus, these were the best. The ribs were better than anything you would get in a restaurant. this recipe will def. become a staple in my tailgating and entertaining menus.
The sauce was probably the best sauce i ever made, as well. Because we did not use all the sauce on the ribs, I will be testing it on BBQ chicken. If all works out well, this will become my staple homemade BBQ sauce.
Hi Barry
I would love to try this recipe, unfortuately, I don't have a grill.
Try the roaster method mentioned, then finish them under the broiler. Not too close to the broiler though and watch them like a hawk. 😉
McCormick's GOURMET..the spice jar with black lids..has smoked paprika. Also, hot Hunfarian paprika is great for adding heat!
These ribs look amazing! I'm having overnight guests for the week of July 4th, and these ribs are definitely going on the menu! Thank you so much for this. And I just love your blog! So many great recipes.
is this the recipe used for the "curnchy stickey honey bbq wings"
It can be. There are several on the weebsite that can be adapted to that purpose.