I have never cooked ribs before in my life. In fact, I think I’ve only eaten ribs a handful of times! Not because I don’t like them, we just never think to buy them! Before participating in this rib cooking challenge, I was really anxious about being able to properly grill a rack of ribs.
What if I serve them raw? What if no one likes them? What if I burn them?
Now that I know how easy it is to cook ribs — and how delicious they are — I will be adding them to our menu more often!
The National Pork Board wants to challenge all backyard grill-lovers to create delicious BBQ’d ribs this summer! I decided to join in the Dibs on My Ribs pork recipe cookoff to try my luck at winning some amazing prizes. Check out my spare ribs recipe and then scroll down to see how you can enter too!
The Tyson spareribs I wanted to purchase were easy to find in the meat department. I’m not sure if it was because of the holiday or not but there was a large selection of different sizes of ribs. I found 2 nicely sized racks to bring home! Since we do like to eat quite a bit of ham, I thought that maybe ribs would also be good in a sweet & savory type of sauce.
I used the mouthwatering McCormick Grill Mates Sweet & Smoky Rub to season my ribs before cooking. This dry rub mix smells amazing and I think it would even be great on chicken or beef! I can’t wait to try it! I cooked my ribs on this really neat Ultimate Rib Rack.
It was nice not having to to worry about the ribs burning since they were being cooked while standing upright. The rib rack allowed the ribs to cook evenly all the way around so that I didn’t have to keep turning them.
To create a sauce I started with a base of smoky Kraft Honey Barbecue sauce. To add sweetness, I added two large and perfectly ripe peaches along with fresh rosemary from my garden, brown sugar and just a touch of nutmeg.
I wish I would have thought to also add some dry mustard, or even a tsp or two more of the Grill Mates rub!
When the ribs were thoroughly cooked — almost falling apart and tender, I drenched them in my homemade honey peach barbecue sauce. It smelled so good! I let the sauce glaze up for a few minutes on each side before removing to a platter.
Then, I wrapped the platter up in aluminum foil while we cooked the rest of our meal, sealing it tightly to keep the ribs warm. I think this helped to keep the ribs tender as well. I have never had such juicy ribs! After about the fifth time hearing my step-dad offer to take home any leftovers, I realized I wasn’t the only one enjoying my new dish!
My only regret is not saving 1/4 cup of the sauce to slather on right before eating! Next time!
- 2 large fresh ripe peaches, pitted and chopped (with skins)
- 1 Tbs fresh rosemary
- 1 Tbs brown sugar
- ½ – 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup Kraft Honey Barbecue Sauce
- 2 – 4 Tbs McCormick Grill Mates Sweet & Smoky Rub
- 2 slabs Tyson Pork Spare ribs (about 6 – 8 lbs total)
- 1 trial size Hickory Firespice pack
- Place first five ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth. Keep in the fridge until ready to slather your ribs.
- If you’re using a Firespice pack, place it on grill. Preheat grill for high heat.
- Trim the membrane from the back of rib rack by running a small, sharp knife between the membrane and end rib, peel back the membrane and discard.
- Using two tablespoons per rack, sprinkle the McCormick Sweet & Smoky rub onto both sides of the ribs to coat.
- Place ribs, meat side up, onto a rib grill rack over a sheet of aluminum foil. (or place on top grill rack with aluminum foil on bottom grate to catch grease).
- Reduce heat to low and let ribs cook for one hour without opening the lid.
- Check ribs and if they are not done, cook for another 30 minutes.
- When they are just starting to fall apart, slather with barbecue sauce. Cook 3 minutes, turn and slather the other side. Cook just until ribs have a nice color and sauce is glazed.
- Serve ribs as whole rack, or cut between each rib bone and pile individually on a platter.
Tip from porkbeinspired.com: for incredibly tender ribs: After cooking, remove ribs from grill, wrap securely in heavy aluminum foil. Place foil-wrapped ribs in brown paper bags, close bags and let ribs rest for up to 1 hour. Finish getting the rest of your meal together and have some extra sauce on the table.
Do you have a signature rib dish?
Enter the Dibs on My Ribs pork recipe cookoff! Visit the National Pork Board website and enter your recipe. Each recipes must use a minimum of three ingredients, including pork spareribs, at least one McCormick® spice or seasoning product and at least one Kraft Foods BBQ Sauce (unless you are submitting a rub BBQ, in which case you are not required to use a BBQ sauce).
CONTEST DETAILS:
- The contest runs until August 12, 2012, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
- The contest is co-sponsored by Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., McCormick & Company, Inc., Kraft Foods, Inc., and the National Pork Board.
- Limit one entry per person/e-mail address, per Recipe Category.
- Two Grand Prize winners (one in each recipe category) will receive a one year supply of groceries awarded as twelve $500 Wal-Mart gift cards. Grand Prize Winners will also have the opportunity to attend the Memphis in May BBQ Event in Memphis, TN in May 2012. (See contest site for full prize details and official rules.)
Get started on your recipe with a giveaway!
To get your creative juices flowing, TEN (10) lucky readers will win a $20.00 Walmart gift card! WooHoo! Use it to buy some ribs and get grilling!
Entry is super easy using the Rafflecopter form below. Just complete the first mandatory entry to open up a bunch of optional extra entries! Giveaway is open to U.S. ages 18+ only and will end on July 31th 2012 at 12:01am est. Please read the official rules at the bottom of the Rafflecopter form.
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love mine loaded with barbecue sauce.
smotherred in bbq sauce
i like my ribs super tender with bbq sauce
I love them grilled with a honey, pineapple and mustard glaze.
lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com
I like them coated in smoky BBQ.
I like my slow cooked in a crock pot with lots of sauce.
with sweet bbq!
with sweet bbq
I like them slow cooked and my husband’s dry rub on them. sweepmorey at gmail dot com
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Grilled with sweet baby rays.
Blackened!
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With lots of bbq sauce
I like mine with lots of sauce
…with spicy bbq sauce
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
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I like my ribs dry, no wet sauce, nothing to dip in, just a nice spicy mesquite dry rub!
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I love them grilled and then covered in barbeque sauce!
I like them very tender.
I like my ribs sweet. :)
I love mine very spicy!
I like babyback pork ribs with a hot, spicy dry rub, served with sauce on the side
I like my ribs to be of the Mornigstar Farms variety – completely meatless!
I like my ribs with a dry rub and smoked, slightly spicy sauce on side.
reejen at comcast dot net
I like them Messy!
I like mine slow grilled all day and basted with a sweet and smokey BBQ sauce.
with sauerkraut
I love ribs with lots of BBQ sauce, a little sweet but a little spicy too.
I love them sweet and tender!
I love my ribs on the BBQ!
I like them fall of the bone with lots of sauce
I like my ribs with spicy barbecue sauce.
I like to cook mine slowly in the crockpot all day soaking in my homemade Carolina style bbq sauce.
I like my ribs smoked all day!!
I like them spicy and saucy~
Just had them last night – BBQ :)
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I am actually a vegetarian, so I prefer my ribs left on the animals! LOL That said, I do love a good BBQ meat substitute, especially MorningStar Farms Riblets!!!
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I like my ribs with lots and lots of honey bbq sauce.
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I like my ribs honey bbq flavored!
I like them from the grill!
I like my ribs with a spicy dry rub
I like my ribs dripping with hot and spicy sauce!!!
I like ribs prepared with dry rub then cooked slow in a smoker.
chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com
I like my ribs sweet honey bbq’ed.
I like my ribs with honey and spice. My favorite rib restraurant is Tony Roma’s. we have evebn bought bottles of their sauces for our ribs.
Fresh off the grill!
I like my ribs baked with honey barbecue sauce & spicy at the same time.
With a sauce but “dry.”
lOVE GRILLED!!!
I like them SPICY!
I like my ribs cooked slow at a low temp with plenty of barbecue sauce.
I like mine barbecued
Grilled with hickory flavor bbq sauce
barbequed, honey bbq
I put my ribs in the crockpot with a 1/4 cup chicken broth and 1 jar of red pepper mango salsa and slow cook for about 8-10 hours. Yummeh!
Terri P
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I like my ribs anyway I can get them.
Boiled then grilled with a savory rub
ky2here at msn dot com
Sweet!
I like my ribs ooey gooey and sweet!
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Slathered in BBQ sauce, yumm! Thanks.
I like them smothered in honey bbq sauce
cooked! heehee
I like my ribs on the grill – mesquite flavor.
Thank you.
I like smoked ribs dipped into a tangy sauce!Yummmmmm
Slow cooked, dry rub, then coated with sauce.
I like my ribs grilled with a sauce that is sweet and tangy!
I like them with BBQ sauce
I LOVE my ribs ANYWAY I can get ‘em! :)
I love my ribs tender and moist with a moderate amount of kc masterpiece original bbq sauce.
i like smoked ribs
smoked ribs
I like with my dry rub and then hickory smoked in a charcoal grill using indirect heat.
Sweet and spicy and falling off the bone
fall off the bone tender and drenched in sauce
i love my ribs well done smothered in jack daniels bbq sauce
Sweet and Spicy.
melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com
I like my ribs cooked slow and low on the BBQ pit and during the last 15 minutes of cooking, lightly brush with Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce.
I like my ribs with a sweet and smoky barbecue sauce.
jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
I like ribs with a spicy BBQ sauce. Last night I made ribs with a Thai Sweet Chili Sauce and they were great too.
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I like my ribs with a dry rub that is sweet and spicy. I usually put a little BBQ sauce on at the end.
I like them cooked for me. I haven’t really had any that I didn’t like.
I like mine with a smoky taste and lots of sauce on the side for dipping
i like mine sweet :)
Rubbed with a spicy rub, refrigerate for a few hours, than cook slow in a crockpot with some sauce.
I like my ribs spicey & grilled with BBQ sauce.
I like mine sweet and tangy!
I like mine slathered in sauce and falling off the bone.
I look my ribs with lots of sauce – homemade preferably with just a touch of sweetness to it.
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Cooked in the oven first, then finished on the grill, with a side of corn on the cob or potato salad!
I like mine with mequite bbq sauce and lots of napkins!
I like lots and lots of BBQ! Thanks for hosting!
I like them smoked.
we bbq ribs on aluminum foil on the pit- they fall off and we put sweet baby rays bbq sauce on top
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I like them smoked with hickory chips a la my husband!
I like my ribs loaded with a good BBQ sauce
Spicy BBQ
I love them sweet and spicy
melissalucky43@yahoo.com
sweet and spicy hot off the grill
I like mine with a sweet bbq sauce.
Bold and spicy…not sweet…with lots of wet wipes.
I like my ribs sweet and very saucy!
slowly cooked on the grill yummy:)
Sweet!
smoked with Gates BBQ sauce
i like them dry rubbed
I like my ribs grilled, sweet, a nice amount of fat, and falling off the bone!
I like to smoke them then use some dry seasoning
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I make ribs in the pressure cooker. Then I BBQ them and place under the broiler. Never fails!
bbq with honey bbq sauce
Grilled in a sweet BBQ sauce
I like my ribs on the dry side!
Love mine on the grill with a good dry rub!
I like my ribs smoked with no sauce
with bbq sauce
I like a lot of honey barbeque on them!
sweet and tangy and falling off the bone
I like them with lots of spicy sauce.
i like my ribs grilled & smokey flavor!
I like my ribs with Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce.
I like them with lots of sauce and charred a little crispy on the edges.
I like mine with Barbeque Sauce.
however my dad makes them, i dont know his secret
A simple medium flavored bbq sauce
lots of sauce and messy
I like my ribs cooked on the grill with Sweet Baby Rays bbq sauce
I like my ribs smoked and with a dry rub and then sauce on the side YUM!
I have a recipe that I do that cooks for 2 1/2 hours and then sits overnight and finishes cooking the next day!
I don’t eat meat, my family uses BBQ sauce on theirs.
Spicy, wet sauced.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
We are having pork country ribs tonight. We cook them on the Traeger for 1.5 hours with several seasonings and then smother them in Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce…yum!
I am not a fan of ribs, but the hubs likes them. He usually only orders them when we are out.
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OK, we have a special way to season our ribs, we have them sweet & spicy. It’s just the strange way I like them.
slow cooked and lots of sauce
I love BBQ Ribs!
grilled with bbq sauce
I like my ribs anyway i can get them.
I like them with honey bbq sauce.
I love it with spicy bbq sauce.
I love my ribs super spicy with garlic, paprika, dry mustard, molasses, and Worcestershire sauce!
Rubbed & set for 8 hours, grilled then a sticky sweet bbg sauce!
I like my ribs sweet!
boneless ribs!
I like mine smoked with a sweet/spicy sauce.
I like them sweet and spicy
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I like my ribs to go on my hubby’s plate!!! ;) I don’t eat ribs! ;)
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sweet sauce on tender ribs
smothered in bbq sauce and hickory smoked https://twitter.com/jacksondeb/status/221691854155038722 debbie jackson,
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I prefer a dark, smoky bbq sauce with a bit of sweetness, not a vinegary, spicy, or overly sweet sauce.
But sauce, oh yeah, baby, bring on the sauce.
dry rubbed, grilled andthen sauced
I like them with a dry rub and fall off the bone tender.
Beef ribs taken from prime ribs are the best.
I like my ribs tender and falling off the bone with a very spicy-sweet barbecue sauce.
I like my ribs spicy and fall-off-the-bone tender.
I sure prefer a sweet sauce rather than hot spicy! And I love to slow cook them so the meat just falls off the bones.
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I like them BBQd and very tender.
we like to smoke them
Sweet and spicy!!
Thanks for the chance.
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with sweet BBQ sauce
I like my ribs saucy and spicy.
with lemon and hot sauce
with lotsa barbecue sauce
I like my ribs fall off the bone tender, with a sweet, smoky bbq sauce.
I like my ribs done low and slow, slightly on the sweet side. Thanks.
I love ribs with some heat!
I like my ribs juicy and a little bit spicy
I like my ribs smoked and dripping in sauce
I like my ribs with bbq sauce
I like mine with bbq sauce.
I like a dry rub
I like ribs tender and off the bone
I love my ribs BBQed!
I like mine BBQ’d on the grill with lots of BBQ sauce
I love my ribs BBQ’d, with BBQ sauce, very plentiful and cooked by someone else!
I love my ribs smoked!
i like lots of BBQ sauce
bbq
I like them dry rubbed
sweet!
with dry rub
Love them sweet with a honey BBQ sauce
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Slathered with BBQ suace
parboil rib and then grill with sweet baby ray’s bbq sauce
I love ribs when the are dry rubbed and a bit spicy!
Saucy and sweet
I like spicy ribs.
smokey and sweet.
I like my ribs sweet.
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I like my ribs spicy.
i love my ribs after taking heartburn medicine :)
I like mine with a dry rub and vinegar dipping sauce
I like my ribs made by somebody else LOL – they’re not easy to get right!
I like ribs with lots of sauce but not too spicy.
I like my ribs grilled by SOMEBODY ELSE and with lots of BBQ sauce. :)
With a little bit of hot~
I like my ribs a little spicy.
Sweet and falling off the bone
I like my ribs smokey and sweet
I like my ribs sweet.
I love my ribs smokey with a spicy bbq sauce!
soaked in bbq sauce, grilled w/ more bbq sauce.
Grilled with hickory BBQ sauce (and cooked by someone besides me LOL)
On the grill with lot’s of BBQ sauce!!
I love them slow roasted with a dry rub and a rich BBQ sauce to dip them in when they are all done :)