Best Brown Sugar Bourbon Ribs Recipes

Brown Sugar and Bourbon Ribs image

Provided by Ted Reader

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

Basting sauce
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup apple butter
1/4 cup bourbon whiskey
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons apple cider
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Ribs
1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
1 tablespoon (packed) golden brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 2- to 2 1/4-pound racks baby back pork ribs
1 large onion, sliced
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
6 thin rounds peeled fresh ginger
1 1/4 cups apple cider

Steps:

For basting sauce:
Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl to blend.
For ribs:
Mix first 7 ingredients in small bowl. Using small sharp knife, loosen membrane from underside of each rib rack and pull off (or score membrane). Rub 1 tablespoon seasoning mix into each side of each rib rack. Place ribs in large roasting pan. Cover and chill at least 6 hours and up to 1 day.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Lift ribs from pan. Scatter onion, cinnamon stick, and ginger in pan. Pour in cider. Return ribs, meat side down, to pan; cover pan with foil. Roast ribs until meat is tender and begins to pull away from bones, about 2 hours. Uncover; cool at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill ribs until heated through and slightly charred, about 5 minutes per side. Brush generously on all sides with basting sauce. Grill until sauce becomes sticky glaze, about 3 minutes longer per side. Transfer rib racks to cutting board. Cut racks between bones into individual ribs. Arrange on platter and serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

Brown Sugar Bourbon Ribs with Grilled Sweet Potatoes image

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h40m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 3

4 medium sweet potatoes, pierced with fork
4 pounds pork baby back ribs
1 cup McCormick® Grill Mates® Brown Sugar Bourbon BBQ Sauce

Steps:

Microwave sweet potatoes on HIGH 7 minutes or until almost tender, turning sweet potatoes over halfway through cooking. Let stand 2 minutes. Cut sweet potatoes into wedges.
Grill ribs over indirect medium heat with lid closed 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until tender, turning occasionally. Brush with some of the BBQ Sauce during last 10 minutes of cooking. Grill sweet potatoes over medium heat 2 minutes per side or until lightly browned, brushing with remaining BBQ Sauce.
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Brown Sugar and Bourbon Ribs image

Provided by Wendys Kitchen

Categories Pork

Time 4h45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
1/2 cup apple butter
1/4 cup Bourbon
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons apple cider
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon packed golden brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
racks of baby-back pork ribs or beef rib
1 large onion, sliced
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
6 slices thin rounds peeled fresh ginger
1 1/4 cups apple cider

Steps:

For basting sauce:
Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl to blend.
For ribs:.
Mix first 7 ingredients in small bowl. Using small sharp knife, loosen membrane from underside of each rib rack and pull off (or score membrane).
Rub 1 tablespoon seasoning mix into each side of each rib rack.
Place ribs in large roasting pan. Cover and chill at least 6 hours and up to 1 day.
Preheat oven to 325°F Lift ribs from pan. Scatter onion, cinnamon stick, and ginger in pan.
Pour in cider. Return ribs, meat side down, to pan; cover pan with foil.
Roast ribs until meat is tender and begins to pull away from bones, about 2 hours. Uncover; cool at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill ribs until heated through and slightly charred, about 5 minutes per side. Brush generously on all sides with basting sauce. Grill until sauce becomes sticky glaze, about 3 minutes longer per side. Transfer rib racks to cutting board. Cut racks between bones into individual ribs. Arrange on platter and serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220.1, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 1844.9, Carbohydrate 42.6, Fiber 2, Sugar 35.3, Protein 1.3

BROWN SUGAR & BOURBON RIBS image

Categories Beef Dinner

Number Of Ingredients 20

BASTING SAUCE:
1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
1/2 cup apple butter
1/4 cup bourbon whiskey
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons apple cider
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
RIBS:
1 tbsp kosher salt
1 tbsp golden brown sugar
1-1/2 tsp dry mustard
1-1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 racks baby back ribs
1lg onion sliced
1 cinnamon stick, broken half
6 thin rounds peeled fresh ginger
1-1/4 cups apple cider

Steps:

FOR RIBS: Mix first 7 ingredents in small bowl. Using small sharp knife, loosen membrane from underside of each rack and pull off (or score) Rub 1 tbsp seasoning mix 6to each side of each rack. Place ribs in large roasting pan. Cover and chill at least 6 hrs up to 1 day. Preheat oven to 325F. Lift ribs from pan. Scatter onion, cinnamon stick and ginger in pan. Pour in cider. Return ribs, meat side down to pan; cover pan w/foil. Roast ribs until meat is tender and begins to pull away from bones, about 2 hrs. Uncover; cool at least 30 mins up to 2 hrs. Prepare BBQ (medium-high heat). Grill ribs until heated through and slightly charred about 5 mins per side. Brush generously on all sides with basting sauce. Grill until sauce becomes sticky glaze, about 3 mins longer per side. Transfer rib racks to cutting board and divide. Arrange on platter and serve with remaining sauce.