Tag: RIBS

ALOHA BBQ PORK RIBS – revisited

I originally wrote this back in 2015 and it is still our FAVORITE recipe for ribs. I made them again recently and wanted to update that I used orange marmalade instead of the apricot pineapple jam and hubby thinks they are even better.

“We had the most amazing dinner tonight if I do say so myself.  I was missing a few ingredients for my normal BBQ sauce so made a few substitutions and we have a new “NORMAL” in this family. I added fresh pineapple slices topped with some of the BBQ sauce during the last 30 minutes of bake time and they were so juicy, tender and flavorful. We added a fresh steamed artichoke and there were NO leftovers!  I will use the rest of the sauce on chicken later in the week.”

ALOHA BBQ PORK RIBS
2-4 pounds baby back pork ribs
Fresh ground salt and black pepper

  • Preheat oven to 325°.
  • Bring ribs to room temperature.
  • Remove the membrane from the back of the ribs.
  • Generously sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Line a large cookie sheet with heavy duty foil.
  • Arrange ribs bone side up and cover with the foil.
  • Bake for 2 hours undisturbed.
  • Uncover, add pineapple slices and top with sauce and bake another 30 or minutes until the meat pulls away from the bone easily.

SAUCE
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup Smucker’s apricot pineapple jam (orange marmalade works well too)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon QUALITY honey
3/4 cup Tabasco Jalapeno ketchup
Fresh ground salt and black pepper

  •  In a large sauce pan whisk together all the ingredients and bring to a SLOW boil, stirring frequently.
  • Reduce heat to as low as possible and simmer while the ribs bake. Sauce will thicken during this simmering so stir frequently.

HOMEMADE BBQ SAUCE – OOEY GOOEY STICKY BBQ RIBS – YUM YUM GOOD!

I’ve been experimenting for years to get the perfect BBQ sauce and I think I’ve finally done it. The trick it turns out is that ketchups are not all the same! I recently found a wonderful new organic ketchup, Portland ketchup, that is full of body and flavor and it turns out that it also makes a fantastic BBQ sauce base.

BBQ RibsHOMEMADE BBQ SAUCE

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup molasses

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons dark rum

1 tablespoon liquid smoke

1 teaspoon white pepper

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 1/2 cups Portland Ketchup

In a large saucepan combine all the ingredients except the ketchup. Cook uncovered until sugar is dissolved and all ingredient are well blended. Add ketchup and bring to a slow boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring often (about 30 minutes) until dark and thick.