Whisky Grilled Baby Back Ribs

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (2 lb) baby back rib racks
• fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground red chili 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 vinegar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse 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 chili pepper

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 300*f.
• 2 2. 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 chile pepper over meat. wrap each half rack in aluminum foil. bake for 2 1/2 hours.
• 3 3. 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 chile 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.
• 4 4. preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
• 5 5. 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).
• 6 my note: i used jameson's irish whiskey. this sauce is awesome! we'll use it again and again. i followed those cooking instructions and used the dry rub from that recipe, as well. i used this sauce at the end where it calls for using your "favorite bbq sauce." hands-down, this is our favorite sauce recipe. can't wait to try it on my grilled whole chicken breasts! update 2/4/05 i always double the recipe. one new tip: i use a mini food processor to mince the onions, but you still get small pieces in the sauce. it's great that way, but this time, after fully cooking the sauce, i let it cool and blended it in a regular blender. awesome smooth texture, terrific flavor! now we have two options.