Chipotle Barbecued Ribs & Giveaway Winner

by Barbara on August 22, 2009

P1050827

If you’re living “high on the hog” you’ve probably eaten baby back ribs, which comes from high up on the rib and is meaty and flavorful. BBQ baby back ribs have become a summer time favorite at our house.

This terrific rib recipe was printed in the Salt Lake Tribune in June 2000. The recipe was given to the Trib by Todd Hicks from the Market Street Broiler, a great Utah restaurant.

The ribs are baked in the oven before putting them on the grill. You can do this earlier in the day or even the day before, which is great if you want to take them on a camping trip or to a BYOM BBQ.

Before I started using this recipe I struggled with ribs that might be raw on the inside and burned on the outside. Now my ribs are perfect every time.

Chipotle Barbecued Ribs

2 racks of baby back ribs, weighing 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 lbs each
1 T. salt
1/2 T ground black pepper
1 quart water
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
2 springs parsley, minced

Cut the racks of ribs in half and rub with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 350º. Place ribs, water, celery, onion and parsley in a shallow baking pan and cover with foil. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

BBQ the ribs for about 10 minutes on medium high heat turning often to avoid flare ups. Coat the ribs with your favorite BBQ sauce and cook 10 minutes more, turning often and adding more sauce with each turn. The sugar in the BBQ sauce burns easily, so watch them closely, turn often and moving them around on the grill if necessary.

Original recipe:
Sauce ingredients:
1 cup of favorite barbecue sauce
1 small tomato, diced
1 small red onion, diced
1 chipotle pepper, finely diced
1 T. cilantro, finely minced

Meanwhile, mix sauce ingredients together. After the ribs have cooked, remove from baking pan. Coat the ribs with sauce, place them on a cookie sheet, and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.


Thanks to everyone who entered the Xagave Giveaway! You have given me some great ideas on ways I can eat better. The winner is Reeni at Cinnamon & Spice. Congratulations! I hope you enjoy the Xagave as much as I have.

{ 31 comments… read them below or add one }

Bunny August 23, 2009 at 5:24 pm

Congratulations Reeni!!! I have to try this recipe, I've never made ribs before and what better recipe to start with than one that will give me perfect ribs!!

Reply

Vrinda August 23, 2009 at 8:04 pm

Congrats to Reeni..barbecued ribs looks yumm…i always wanted to taste these…

Reply

Palidor August 23, 2009 at 8:51 pm

I'm making ribs right now, but they won't taste as good as yours. Wow, I wanna come to your house for dinner!

Reply

Carrie August 23, 2009 at 9:51 pm

I am from Kansas City, so I am basically a rib expert and those are some good looking ribs Barbara!

Reply

Cinnamon Girl aka Reeni♥ August 24, 2009 at 1:05 am

These look wonderful – love that spicy chipotle sauce! And great tip on baking them first. Thanks again for the agave – I'm looking forward to using it in my cooking!

Reply

Lynda August 24, 2009 at 3:05 am

The ribs look perfect with that wonderful sauce!
Congrats to the winner!

Reply

Coleen's Recipes August 24, 2009 at 6:16 am

I'm looking forward to trying this. I do a similar process for the country style ribs, but I've avoided the baby back ribs until now. Thanks!

Reply

Mamatkamal,Nassim,Anwar August 24, 2009 at 8:38 am

Soooooo yummmyyyyyyyy. They look perfect. Lovely! Bravo

Reply

Cathy August 24, 2009 at 2:23 pm

You must be a mindreader, Barbara. I'm so hungry for good ribs. I'll give this recipe a try. They look delicious all covered in chipotle sauce.

Reply

Katherine Aucoin August 24, 2009 at 2:59 pm

So sorry I missed you giveaway! Those baby back ribs have my lips smacking! I love ribs and the chipotle puts them over the top!

congrats Reeni!

Reply

Megan August 24, 2009 at 3:27 pm

One of my family's favorite meat is the baby back rib. I'll try it this way next time!Now I cant wait for ribs! :)
did you use Live Writer for this post?

Reply

Maria August 24, 2009 at 6:36 pm

Great for a summer bbq!

Reply

The Blonde Duck August 24, 2009 at 6:54 pm

I want my baby back ribs!

Reply

Katy ~ August 24, 2009 at 7:44 pm

Congratulations to Reeni; she is a sweetie and what a diversified cook she is!

Barbara, your ribs are delectable!

Reply

the ungourmet August 24, 2009 at 8:30 pm

Woo Hoo Reeni! :0)

These ribs are fantastic. Thanks for sharing the tip of baking before grilling!

Reply

teresa August 25, 2009 at 3:23 am

oh these are just mouthwatering. there may be nothing better then a big messy plate of ribs!

Reply

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella August 25, 2009 at 10:22 am

Congratulations to the winner! And I've never seen a recipe with clery but since I've loved all of your recipes I'm sure this will be a winner! :)

Reply

Jamie August 25, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Congrats Reeni! I say we all head over to Barbara's for a rib bbq to celebrate! Okay, Barbara? I'll bring cake. These ribs look incredible!

Reply

Amanda August 25, 2009 at 7:47 pm

Man Barbara, these look really fantastic! Can I come over??

Reply

isa August 25, 2009 at 8:29 pm

Your ribs are perfect!

Reply

Talita August 26, 2009 at 9:30 am

What can I say? I love barbecue! These looks gorgeous!

Reply

HoneyB August 26, 2009 at 10:20 am

Yum! I love ribs!

Congrats to Reeni!

Reply

Judy August 26, 2009 at 12:44 pm

Congrats to Reeni!
Barbara, this is the way I've made my ribs for 40 years — bake them first with a rub and a bit of water, covered, in the oven or on the grill at a low temp, then grilll them with BBQ sauce. I never order them out because mine are too good. I like the different combo of flavors in this recipe and may try it just for a change.

Reply

Sara @ Our Best Bites August 26, 2009 at 5:18 pm

Yum! Those look so so so good Barbara. I love chipotle, but never used it on ribs before!

Reply

Rosa's Yummy Yums August 27, 2009 at 5:48 am

Those ribs look delicious! Congrats to the winner!

Cheers,

Rosa

Reply

petite nyonya August 27, 2009 at 12:01 pm

Wow, the ribs look wonderful. I love BBQs!

Reply

petitechef August 27, 2009 at 5:55 pm

Love the sound of this!
Looks delicious!
Thanks for the recipe
Great site and pics!! :)

Reply

Julie August 29, 2009 at 11:36 pm

Looks wonderful and your sauce sounds super!

Reply

vincent September 1, 2009 at 6:03 pm

Hello,

We bumped into your blog and we really liked it – great recipes YUM YUM.
We would like to add it to the Petitchef.com.

We would be delighted if you could add your blog to Petitchef so that our users can, as us,
enjoy your recipes.

Petitchef is a french based Cooking recipes Portal. Several hundred Blogs are already members
and benefit from their exposure on Petitchef.com.

To add your site to the Petitchef family you can use http://en.petitchef.com/?obj=front&action=site_ajout_form or just go to Petitchef.com and click on "Add your site"

Best regards,

Vincent
petitchef.com

Reply

Lori September 8, 2009 at 2:37 am

OMG- I am drooling over those ribs! Yummy!

Reply

黃立行Stanley January 12, 2010 at 2:34 pm

Leave a Comment

CommentLuv badge

Previous post:

Next post: