Barbecue Journey with Dan ‘The Man’ — Sweet and Sticky Baby Back Ribs

It's hard to go wrong with ribs. They are a barbecue staple and usually at the forefront of big time barbecue competitions.

This week, you wanted me to make sweet and sticky ribs from "Ribs, Chops, Steaks & Wings" by Dr. BBQ.

Patience is put to the test with these ribs with over three hours of cooking time. Grab a few brews and sit back on a nice afternoon. Trust me, they're worth it.

The ribs come out sweet and delicious with a perfect blend of caramelized sauce and sticky sugar. These are sure to make a tasty mess, but who cares? You're eating ribs! They're supposed to be messy.

I give these a 9 out of 10. Simply awesome.

Big Chuck Tries It

Here's what you need:

2 slabs baby back ribs

Rib Rub:
3/4 cup Sugar in the Raw
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup paprika
2 Tbs black pepper
1 Tbs garlic powder
1 Tbs onion powder
1 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs chili powder
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp allspice

Sweet and Sticky Sauce:
1/2 cup your favorite BBQ sauce (I used Brooks)
1/4 cup Sugar in the Raw
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup Steen's Cane Syrup (or more molasses, or maple syrup)
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 Tbs Louisiana hot sauce

1
Rub Ribs
A half hour and up to 4 hours before cooking, remove the membrane on the back of the ribs and liberally season with the rib rub. Return to refrigerator.
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2
Make sauce
Under low heat, warm the barbecue sauce. Then add sugar and mix well. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Add honey, molasses, cane syrup, vinegar and hot sauce. Mix well and cook for 3 minutes. Remove glaze to two bowls, one for serving at the table, one for brushing at the end.
3
Begin Ribs
Set grill for cooking over indirect heat at 300 degrees. Place ribs meaty-side up on grate and cook for one hour. Flip and cook for another 30 minutes. Flip again and cook for 30 minutes.
4
Foil Ribs
Lay out two large double-layered sheets of aluminum foil and transfer ribs to foil. Wrap, careful not to poke holes in the foil. Return to grill for 1 hour.
5
Glaze Ribs
Remove ribs from foil and transfer to platter. Raise the temperature of the grill to 400 degrees. Place ribs back on grill and brush on the sweet and sticky sauce. Flip and repeat. Cook for five minutes. Flip, brush, and cook for five minutes.
6
Serve
Remove ribs to platter and cut however you would like to serve them. Since we had so much meat (prime rib), I cut up the ribs individually and everyone had one or two individual ribs.

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