Pork Ribs with Smokey Bacon Sauce
Summer, meet Grilling Season. Grilling Season, meet Summer. The perfect way to introduce these two is probably this over-the-top-awesome rib recipe, featuring Indiana Kitchen Pork Ribs AND Bacon!
Servings Prep Time
4-6servings 30minutes
Cook Time
4hours
Servings Prep Time
4-6servings 30minutes
Cook Time
4hours
Ingredients
Ribs
BBQ sauce
Instructions
Ribs
  1. In a bowl, combine the garlic, salt, brown sugar, smoked paprika, chile powder, black pepper, sage, thyme, dry mustard, cumin, coriander, ginger, and cayenne pepper. Generously coat the ribs with the rub then wrap each slab in a double layer of plastic wrap and let them sit at room temperature for up to 2 hours.
  2. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  3. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil. If you have a flat metal cooling rack, arrange it in the baking sheet and place the ribs, bone side down, on the rack. If you don’t have a rack, place the ribs, bone side down, directly on the foil-lined baking sheet. Bake the ribs until the meat is tender and starting to pull away from the bones, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. While ribs bake in oven, prepare the sauce (instructions below).
  4. Depending on the size of your grill, place 1 or 2 slabs, bone side down, over the heat and brush the fat-covered side generously with barbecue sauce. Grill the ribs, covered, for 2 minutes. Flip the slab over, brush the bone side with sauce, and grill, covered, until the sauce on the fat-covered side is caramelized and lightly charred, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip the slab over and continue grilling, covered, until the sauce on the bone side is caramelized and lightly charred, 1 minute. Transfer the ribs to a cutting board and let them rest for 10 minutes. If necessary, repeat the grilling and glazing process with the second slab of ribs. Cut between the ribs and serve immediately with plenty of barbecue sauce on the side.
BBQ Sauce
  1. In a heavy, medium saucepan over moderately low heat, cook the bacon until the fat renders and the bacon starts to brown, about 10 minutes—do not let the bacon get crispy.
  2. Add the onions and continue cooking, covered and stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic, sage, and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute.
  4. Add the smoked paprika, chile powder, cumin, black pepper, and ginger and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  5. Add the coffee, brown sugar, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and vinegar and stir well to combine. Raise the heat to moderate and bring the sauce to a boil, scraping the saucepan with a wooden spoon to remove any browned bits from the bottom.
  6. Add the ketchup, hot sauce, and bay leaves, then lower the heat to moderately low and simmer the sauce until it’s thick enough to coat the back of a spoon but isn’t as thick as ketchup, about 30 minutes.
  7. Taste the sauce and add more vinegar or hot sauce to taste and season with salt and pepper. Remove and discard the bay leaves.