I made the best ribs I have ever cooked last night, Lucky perhaps, but they were scrumptious. We eat ribs on a fairly regular basis, though I always gain weight the next day, and I probably have never cooked them the same way twice. I’m always experimenting.
For this batch of ribs I bought 2 Back Ribs, not Baby Back ribs. I cut each in half to make space and used a salt and pepper and a brown sugar rub. I nestled them tightly in aluminum foil and cooked them for 4 ½ hours at 275.
They were perfect. Falling off the bone tender but still juicy. Then the piece de resistance. Searching for a good BBQ sauce, I stumbled on a bottle of John Boy & Billy’s Grillin’ Sauce. I checked the back of the label. It was made in Henderson, NC, not far from Lexington and in those parts, they know how to make BBQ Sauce. It was perfect – not too sweet but with a bit of kick. Not at all like the syrupy, grossly sweet sauces on the rest of the shelf. I will never be without this sauce again.
Anyway, luck or not, they were damned good ribs.
Best Ribs Ever
1 or 2 Pork Back Ribs
S & P
Brown Sugar rub (or your favorite)
John Boy & Billy’s Grillin’ Sauce