My mom had a way with BBQ ribs. One of my fondest memories growing up is sitting down to dinner and she would place a large platter of BBQ beef ribs on the table usually once a month. These ribs were huge… like Fred Flinstone huge. Then for several years, we all got busy schedules, grew up and out, and the BBQ beef rib dinners no longer continued. It wasn’t until my mom decided on a whim that she would make them again a month or so ago. You’d think it was like Christmas morning if you saw our reaction! Although my parents are back overseas, I was grateful for them to prepare a childhood favorite before they left. For Easter, I made a twist on mom’s ribs with these Honey BBQ Beef Ribs so they were with us to celebrate despite being half way across the globe…
recipe adapted from Cook’s Illustrated & AllRecipes
Rub:
1/4 cup smoked paprika
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup honey
1/4 cup molasses
3 tablespoons ketchup
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
Combine all the rub ingredients in a small bowl. Coat the beef ribs with the rub and wrap each slab of ribs in foil. Place rubbed and wrapped slabs of ribs in the fridge to chill at least 6-8 hours or overnight.
Meanwhile while ribs are baking, combine the BBQ sauce ingredients.
Sounds delicious,I think I'll try them this weekend!!
What!? Your mom doesn't share all of her cooking secrets with you?? You need to remedy that! 😉 Ribs are something I need to dive in and tackle. Maybe this summer, because these look finger smacking good! 🙂
This will be done this weeked
well just did the rub and threw them on the BBQ… we'll see how it turns out 🙂