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I’m back today with another Summer grilling recipe! Invite your friends over for a cookout and serve up some delicious Honey Bourbon BBQ Ribs that are sure to have them begging for seconds.
A couple weeks ago I tried my hand at making ribs for the first time. I must say, I’m really happy with how they turned out! I did some research and combined several recipes to make them just right.
Ribs are a time-consuming meal to make, but they are definitely worth it! They are great for a cookout on a day off when you have plenty of time to let them marinate and slow cook in the oven before throwing them on the grill at the last minute.
I went to Walmart to buy some Smithfield St. Louis Style Pork Spareribs. Be sure to pick up a few sides to serve at your cookout, too. I served a few cookout classics like baked beans and fresh watermelon.
The secret to making incredible ribs is twofold: first, a delicious sauce and second, slow-cooking to perfection. To make sure you get all the wonderful flavor of this Honey Bourbon BBQ sauce, marinate your ribs for as long as you can. I was able to let them marinate for about 5 hours.
Next, cook the ribs in the oven for 3 hours. This slow-cooking will ensure that the ribs are nice and tender. After they are done in the oven, it’s time to fire up the grill!
Finishing up the ribs on the grill gives them that nice, charred taste. While they finish up on the grill, bring out your sides and drinks and get the party started!
Ribs are a fun way to mix things up for your next cookout. We’ve been cooking out a lot and have been making a lot of burgers and BBQ chicken. This was a great way to try my hand at something new.
Honey Bourbon BBQ Ribs
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- 1 cup BBQ sauce of choice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 4-5 pounds spare ribs
Instructions
- Make the sauce by mixing the bourbon, BBQ sauce, soy sauce, honey and brown sugar.
- Cut the rack of ribs in half to make it easier to fit in the oven and grill. Place the ribs in a bowl or large bag and cover with sauce. Marinate in the fridge for as long as you can. I did about 5 hours. At least 2 hours is good enough if you don't have all day.
- Preheat the oven to 250 F. Place the ribs on baking sheets and cook in the oven for 3 hours, flipping once after 1 1/2 hours. Baste the ribs with additional sauce about every 30 minutes.
- Heat the grill to medium high. Place the ribs on the grill and baste one last time. Cook for 7-10 minutes on each side.
Notes
If you don't want to finish the ribs up on the grill, you can heat the oven to 400 F and cook for 7-10 minutes on each side.
Visit the Get Fired Up Grilling website for additional recipes and tips from BBQ Pitmasters Moe Cason and Tuffy Stone. Also enter to win a trip to the American Royal BBQ contest and other great grilling prizes!
Brittany Bergman says
Oh. My. Yum. I really need to replace my broken grill because these sound so perfect for summertime!!
Jenna Brussee says
We are out of gas for our grill, and we need to get that taken care of! I definitely want to take advantage of cookout season this year.
The Modern Tulip says
Um… YUM! My husband would LOVE this. His birthday is coming up. I may just have to surprise him 🙂
Lauren Dalton says
I wish these were sitting on my table so I could eat them for lunch RIGH NOW. I’ve never cooked ribs before, but these look delicious!
Jenna Brussee says
Hahahah! This was my first experience cooking ribs, and it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be! It’s definitely time consuming but it’s hard to mess them up.
Miranda @ Miranda Writes says
Yum! I love me some BBQ! This is making me hungry! =)
Jenna Brussee says
I’m getting hungry replying to these comments, too! Thanks for stopping by today.
Jenna Brussee says
Awww, that’s a bummer! You could always try it without the bourbon, and I’m sure it would be delicious.
Lauren B. says
These look great.. I am going to pin for later! 🙂
Jenna Brussee says
They were so good! Now that I’ve tried making ribs I’m going to have to do it more often.
Vanessa K @Tapestry Chronicles says
My mouth is watering! Sending love from the Peony Project! 🙂
I’m definitely pinning this for later!! Yummy!
Jenna Brussee says
Thanks Vanessa! I hope you get a chance to try the recipe sometime.
Jenn p says
Looks delicious thanks for linking up! #bloggersbrag
Jenna Brussee says
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend.
Jaelan @ Making Mrs. M says
You are reading my mind. I have been wanting ribs for a while. I am going to try these out! yum!
Jenna Brussee says
Do it! It’s a perfect recipe for a Memorial Day cookout.
Tracy says
Thank you for posting a simple recipe. I wanted to make some bourbon honey ribs without having to buy specialty ingredients that are often a part of recipes I find online. Nothing against those types of recipes, I just want something that doesn’t require additional ingredients that I won’t use often.
I am looking forward to cooking this recipe this weekend.
A Savory Feast says
I always love simple recipes that use ingredients I have in the house! I hope you enjoy this one.