Dusty's Mom's Ribs with Chipotle Bourbon BBQ Sauce
Sweet and savory, luscious and messy! Fall-off-the-bone meat that will disappear as soon as it hits to salon table!
Ingredients
Dry Rub
- For one rack of baby back pork ribs
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 3 tbsp Kosher salt
- 1 tbsp Chilli powder
- 1 tbsp Chipotle chili powder
- 1 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp each of cayenne pepper, Lawry's salt, thyme or sage, onion powder
Braising liquid
- 1 cup White wine
- 2 tbsp White wine vinegar or white Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Liquid smoke
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 4 Cloves of garlic, minced or pressed
- 1 Medium onion, thinly sliced
Chipotle Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- 1¼ cups Ketchup
- ¼ cup Bourbon
- ¼ cup Brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp Liquid smoke
- ½ can Chipotle chiles, minced with its can juices
- 2 tsp Kosher salt, or to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp Smoked paprika
- 2 tsp Chilli powder
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 2 tsp Onion powder
- 2 tbsp Chipotle powder
- 1 tsp Curry powder
- Pinch of ground cloves
Instructions
Dry Rub
- Mix all dry rubs ingredients together. This rub makes easily enough to cover both sides of the rack, so be generous, especially on the meat-up side. Press the dry rub firmly into the meat.
- Cover and refrigerate for a least one hour.
Braising liquid
- Preheat oven to ~250º-300º
- Mix all ingredients together. Pour the braising liquid over the rids, recover very tightly with the foil.
- Bake 2 1/2 - 3 hours until tender.
Chipotle Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- Mince/pulverize the chipotle peppers until they are very paste-like. Mix all ingredients together. Adjust any seasonings to taste. This can be made a day or two ahead. The longer it rests (in the refrigerator) the better the flavor's blend.
Final Grill
- Spoon, brush or slather the sauce onto the ribs.
- Pop back into the hot oven for 15-20 minutes. Light your broiler if you want it to brown up a bit. If you have access to a grill, all the better. Place the BBQ'd ribs, meat up on an indirect grill and smoke for 20-30 minutes.
- Cut the ribs apart and serve! Keep an additional bowl of BBQ sauce on the side for those who want more.
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