Categories: Pork- Main Dish
Ingredients
- Rub and Ribs:
- 2 Tbsp. hot chili powder
- 1 Tbsp. sweet paprika
- 1 Tbsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. ground black pepper
- 4 lbs. baby back pork ribs
- 1 (12 oz.) bottle root beer
- Sauce:
- 1 (18 oz.) jar barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. instant espresso powder
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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To make the rub, combine first 5 ingredients. Rub spice mixture over ribs. Place ribs in roasting pan or Dutch oven.
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Pour root beer into bottom of pan (not over the ribs). Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake ribs for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, in until tender and browned.
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to make the sauce, stir barbecue sauce, water, brown sugar and espresso powder in a heavy saucepan. Cook 10 minutes.
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Heat grill to medium heat. Brush ribs with sauce. Grill ribs until heated through, about 5 minutes per side. Serve ribs with remaining sauce.