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Sweet-Hot Baby Back Ribs

Source of Recipe


Southern Living, August 2007



List of Ingredients



• 2 tsp ground ginger
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp black pepper
  
• ½ tsp dried crushed red pepper
  
• 3 slabs baby back pork ribs (about 5½ pounds)
  
• 2 limes, halved
  
• Sweet-Hot 'Cue Sauce (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Combine first four ingredients in a small bowl. Rinse and pat ribs dry. If desired, remove a thin membrane from back of ribs by slicing into it with a knife and then pulling it off. (This will make ribs more tender.)
   
   
2. Rub ribs with cut sides of limes, squeezing as you rub. Massage ginger mixture into meat, covering all sides. Wrap ribs tightly with plastic wrap, and place in zip-top plastic freezer bags or a 13- x 9-inch baking dish; seal or cover, and chill 8 hours. Let ribs stand at room temperature 30 minutes before grilling. Remove plastic wrap.
   
   
3. Light one side of grill, heating to medium-high heat (350° to 400° F); leave other side unlit. Place rib slabs over unlit side, stacking one on top of the other.
   
   
4. Grill, covered with grill lid, 40 minutes. Reposition rib slabs, moving bottom slab to the top, and grill 40 minutes. Reposition one more time, moving bottom slab to the top; grill 40 minutes.
   
   
5. Lower grill temperature to medium heat (300° to 350° F); unstack rib slabs, and place side by side over unlit side of grill. Cook ribs 30 more minutes, basting with half of Sweet-Hot 'Cue Sauce. Remove ribs from grill, and let stand 10 minutes. Cut ribs, slicing between bones. Serve ribs with remaining Sweet-Hot 'Cue Sauce.
   
   Makes 6 servings.
   
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   SWEET-HOT 'CUE SAUCE
   
   • 2 (10-ounce) bottles sweet chili sauce
   • 2 cups catsup
   • 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
   • 1 tsp ground ginger
   • 1 tsp pepper
   • ½ tsp dried crushed red pepper flakes
   
   Combine sweet-chile sauce and remaining ingredients in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes.
   
   Makes 4 cups.