Big Ragu's Last Baby Back Rib Recipe You Will Ever Need

Big Ragu

This recipe is a compilation of several BGE forum recipes and some trial and error. I promise that if you follow this simple recipe you will be extremely satisfied with the result. I would not put a 5 hour recipe on the site unless I believed it would give you foolproof results. I typically just cook for my wife and myself so the recipe is for one rack but can be expanded if needed. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

Ingredients:

1 rack Baby back ribs membrane removed

1/4 cup apple juice

1/8 cup honey

1/4 cup light brown sugar

Your favorite rib rib (I use dizzys coffee infused rub)

1 tbsp butter

1 beer

 

Cover ribs both sides with rub, pressing in while applying.  Wrap loosely in foil and refrigerate overnight.  Set up egg indirect at 225-250.  Cut rack in half and place ribs in a rack. Under the grill grate on top of the plate setter rest an aluminum pan that has one beer and 12oz of water (you can experiment with different liquids).  Place a few of your favorite wood chunks or chips and let the ribs smoke for 2.5 hrs.  After 2.5 hrs remove from rack and baste with honey and press in brown sugar.   Then wrap both racks loosely in the same foil pouch (leave crowned side up to minimize foil and moisture contact with the meat).  Before sealing the ribs place butter and apple juice in the pouch then seal tightly (you can experiment with other juices/nectars/spirits).  Place back on egg 2 more hours still indirect 225-250.  After 2 hours remove from foil and place back in rack for 30-45 min.  This final step will ensure that you keep a crispy bark.  I prefer to remove rest for 10 minutes and then slice and sauce.  Of course you could baste them toward the end of this last phase if you prefer more stuck on sauce.  These ribs will not require a lot of sauce to be outstanding.  Enjoy!   

 

Hi54putty

Well, I admire your confidence. Those look good.

AleBrewer

Hey....is this Carmine, the Big Ragu? Man, I haven't seen you in years....how the heck are ya?

Eggbeater

Apple juice, honey, and brown sugar? I guess you like a sweet rib.

SmokeyPitt

That sounds really good, thanks for sharing!  I can tell it was inspired by the Dr. BBQ method.  I actually find that this recipe is not as sweet as one might think.  My go to method for a long time has been very similar. 

•  275 for 3 hours
• packetize with honey, brown sugar, AJ
• cook 90 minutes in foil
• back on the smoker to set and sauce.  
  

Definitely not for everyone...some folks really like a "dry rib".  For wet rib folks- works like a charm.  I will try the butter and beer next time I'm cookin wet ribs! 

I also plan to experiment with butcher paper and spritzing instead of foil.  Would that be Cen-tex style?  

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I'm a dry rib guy. No wrapping, flipping, spraying, looking, or worrying. Smoke and spice (and sh*t tons of beer while they cook for 6 hrs)

Big Ragu

Smokey is right these are not that sweet.

Little Steven

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I'm a dry rib guy. No wrapping, flipping, spraying, looking, or worrying. Smoke and spice (and sh*t tons of beer while they cook for 6 hrs)

sh*t tons? I think it's time to start drinking heavily. Oh wait... you are on a diet
>:)

Duganboy

No foil ever for me. I do spritz with apple juice after the first two hours.  I just do this so I won't be like Cen-Tex >-

Mama Roneck

"I just do this so I won't be like Cen-Tex "

Ouch, right in the mangrates!

nolaegghead

Mama Roneck said:

"I just do this so I won't be like Cen-Tex "

Ouch, right in the mangrates!

I feel the sympathetic mangrate pain just reading about this.  Yowch!

Mama Roneck

Fortunately, this will be the last rib post you'll ever need to read 

AleBrewer

oh man.....more mangrates

Eggcelsior

Isn't that reference for mangrapes?

On that note though, CI holds cold like it holds heat.

Put them mangrates on your mangrapes son,

I got 99 problems but soreness ain't one!

Mama Roneck

So now mangrates are multi-taskers? Someone needs to get @boomer to this thread pronto.

MrCookingNurse

I've got a good weight watchers crockpot rib recipie

Boomer

OH NOOOOO, Not the Mangrates again?

LOL!

dldawes1

Sounds and looks awesome.

This one is on my cooking list.

Thanks, appreciate it,

Donnie

s_austin_egger

Anytime I've tried to foil for anywhere near this long they are falling off the bone. I prefer a decent pull. Is this what you're looking for or am I getting this wrong?

GQuiz

May have to give this recipe a whirl. More intrigued by the sh*t ton of beer. Guess that expression is an Austin thing. Hope someone cooks up some good ribs in Salado.

sumoconnell

Specifically, we need a sh*t ton of good ribs.