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baby back ribs, peanuts, peanut butter, butter, maple syrup, bourbon, Hungry Fan Barbecue Spice Blend, liquid smoke, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, ground cardamom
Method
Grill
Category
Barbecue, Latest Recipes, Main Event
Servings
2-4
Cook Time
220 minutes
When you think of grilling in the spring and summertime, it’s hard not to think of fall-off-the-bone, fresh-off-the-grill ribs. That’s why we created this recipe—an ode to grilling and the flavors of Virginia.
You’ve got delicious maple syrup and salty, yummy peanuts giving these ribs a taste of sweetness; at the same time, a savory dry rub and some liquid smoke balances out the sweet with a salty hickory kick. So schedule a backyard party and use this perfect dish to help you kick off the grilling season!
Ingredients
1 rack pork baby back ribs
1–2 tablespoons peanuts, pulsed in food processor until fairly fine
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 ½ tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 ½ tablespoons bourbon
2 tablespoons Hungry Fan Barbecue Spice Blend
½ tablespoon liquid smoke
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
Sauce
Dry Rub
Directions
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
Whisk together all sauce ingredients until sauce is smooth and lump-free. Brush sauce on both sides of ribs, just enough to cover but not so much that it’s excessively thick. If it’s too thick, it won’t stick well and could fall off later on the grill.
Cook ribs for 3 hours on middle oven rack. If the tops start to brown too much, cover with foil (try to create a foil tent so that the sauce doesn’t all come off on the foil) and continue cooking.
Remove ribs from oven, but do not turn the oven off. Let the ribs cool for about 5 minutes, and then sprinkle the top of the ribs with dry rub. Gently pat the dry rub down so it forms a kind of bark and is evenly dispersed across the surface of the top of the ribs. Then sprinkle with the peanut bits.
Return ribs to oven and cook for another 20–25 minutes.
Finish cooking the ribs on the grill (about 5–8 minutes per side over medium heat).
Serve with your favorite BBQ sides!