Cooking with Boy 2 - Spicy & Sticky Baby Back Ribs

6/28/2011

Episode 2 of cooking with the kids - this time it was Boy 2's turn. He LOVES ribs, so we thought it was only fitting that he help me with ribs.

The recipe:
1 cup of dark brown sugar
3 TBL kosher salt
1 TBL dry mustard
1 TBL freshly ground mustard
1 TBL cayenne pepper
1 TBL sweet smoked paprika
4 racks baby back ribs (about 2.5 pounds each)

Mix all ingredients together and sprinkle all over ribs, pressing and patting it. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight. (We did not do this overnight...we did this early in the morning about 8AM)

Preheat oven to 250 degress F. Pour off any liquid, cover ribs with foil and cook for about 3.5 hours until meat is tender but not falling off the bone. While the ribs were cooking we made the BBQ sauce. We didn't LOVE the BBQ sauce and when we make the ribs again we will most likely use KC Masterpiece BBQ - don't hate. I'm not even going to bother with giving you the recipe. Too much typing....just go out and buy your favorite sweet/spicy BBQ sauce to serve on the side if you want the sauce. I still included the pictures because Boy 2 is pretty much a rock star making his own BBQ sauce at the age of 8 (with a broken arm).

Hello beauties!! Once your 3.5 hours is up, crank the broiler up on your oven and broil the ribs for about 10 minutes or until the edges start turning a 'little' crispy!