Scott Hibb's Amazing Whisky Grilled Baby Back Ribs

SUBMITTED BY: Scott David Hibbard PHOTO BY: SHARONN

"Man, when your guests bite into these at this Memorial Day cookout, they'll savor meat so tender and juicy that it slides right off the bone and gets you the respect you deserve! I have found that the major restaurant chains who make this awesome dish pre-cook their ribs SLOWLEY before the quick grilling process."

PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	2 Hrs 40 Min
READY IN	3 Hrs

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 4 servings

USMETRIC

About scaling and conversions

INGREDIENTS

2 (2 pound) slabs baby back pork ribs
coarsely ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground red chile pepper
2 1/4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup minced onion
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 1/4 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring
2 teaspoons whiskey
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 tablespoon dark molasses
1/2 tablespoon ground red chile pepper

READ REVIEWS (142)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 300 degree F (150 degrees C).
Cut each full rack of ribs in half, so that you have 4 half racks. Sprinkle salt and pepper (more pepper than salt), and 1 tablespoon chili pepper over meat. Wrap each half rack in aluminum foil. Bake for 2 1/2 hours.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the onions in oil for 5 minutes. Stir in water, tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar, honey, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, liquid smoke, whiskey, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, dark molasses, and 1/2 tablespoon ground chili pepper. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer for 1 1/4 hours, uncovered, or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat, and set sauce aside.
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
Remove the ribs from the oven, and let stand 10 minutes. Remove the racks from the foil, and place on the grill. Grill the ribs for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Brush sauce on the ribs while they're grilling, just before you serve them (adding it too early will burn it).

Wine Tip

Try with a Syrah .

ADVERTISE WITH US

REVIEWS

MORE MEMBER REVIEWS

Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2006 by Ali :-)

Finger-linkin' delicious. I cut back on the red chile peppers since I'm a wimp and it was still pretty spicy. I substituted real onions and garlic instead of the powder and used kosher salt instead of table salt. I also doubled the recipe but next time I will use less water so it doesn't take so long to reduce. Instead of grilling, I added sauce to ribs after 2 hours and backed in oven for another half hour. My husband said this recipe beat all others hands down...and he's the chef in the family

7 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by HIDSKIS

The zippy taste was refreshingly different than that overly sweet and sticky chain restaurant taste everyone assumes baby back ribs should be! Rib meat fell off the bone with every bite. A big hit at the Labor Day BBQ!

6 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by Jill

Sure this recipe takes a while, but it is perfect for a Saturday afternoon cooking while being outside in my garden. The sauce is excellent and I did use 1/4cup of Whisky and added 10 cloves of crushed garlic, we love garlic! We have used this on chicken and pork also, remember this sauce freezes well. Very impressive recipe.

6 users found this review helpful

MORE MEMBER REVIEWS