Smoky Indoor Ribs
 
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • Ribs
  • 2 tbsp instant espresso powder
  • 2 tbsp liquid smoke
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 2 (2½- to 3-pound) racks pork baby back ribs
  • Barbecue Sauce
  • 10 second mist of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped fine
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1½ cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • ¾ cup cider vinegar
  • ¾ cup light corn syrup
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ½ cup molasses
  • 2 tbsp brown mustard
  • 2 tbsp hot sauce
  • 1 tbsp instant espresso powder
  • ½ tsp liquid smoke
Instructions
  1. FOR THE RIBS: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. Bring 3 cups water, espresso powder, liquid smoke, and salt to boil in small saucepan. Pour mixture into large roasting pan. Place ribs, meat side down, in liquid. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 1½ hours.
  2. FOR THE BARBECUE SAUCE: Meanwhile, heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and ¼ teaspoon salt and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in paprika and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add broth, vinegar, corn syrup, ketchup, molasses, mustard, hot sauce, and espresso powder and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and reduced to 2 cups, 50 to 60 minutes. Stir in liquid smoke and season with salt and pepper to taste. Let cool for 20 minutes. (Sauce can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.)
  3. Reserve ½ cup sauce for serving. Remove ribs from roasting pan and transfer, meat side up, to wire rack set in foil-lined rimmed baking sheet; discard braising liquid. Brush both sides of ribs with sauce. Bake until tender and fork inserted into meat meets no resistance, about 1½ hours, brushing meat side with sauce after 30 and 60 minutes of cooking. Tent ribs loosely with foil and rest for 30 minutes. Slice meat between bones and serve with reserved sauce.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 376 g Calories: 672 Fat: 22.5 g Trans fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 97.7 g Sugar: 21.5 g Sodium: 2251 mg Fiber: 0.6 g Protein: 18.8 g Cholesterol: 0 g
Recipe by Becky's Best Bites at https://beckysbestbites.com/smoky-indoor-ribs/