Pena Home Recipes

Hot and Fast Ribs: Flavorful and Tender in Under 4 Hours

Name: Hot and Fast Ribs: Flavorful and Tender in Under 4 Hours
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h 15 min
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 1 rack St Louis pork ribs; 2 Tablespoons Hey Grill Hey Sweet Rub (recipe link in notes below); 1 cup apple cider; ¼ cup dark brown sugar; 2 tbsp salted butter; 1 cup Hey Grill Hey Everything BBQ Sauce (or your favorite tomato-based BBQ sauce)

3 servings

servings

5 minutes

active time

4 hours 20 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1 rack St Louis pork ribs

2 Tablespoons Hey Grill Hey Sweet Rub (recipe link in notes below)

1 cup apple cider

¼ cup dark brown sugar

2 tbsp salted butter

1 cup Hey Grill Hey Everything BBQ Sauce (or your favorite tomato-based BBQ sauce)

Directions

Preheat the grill. Prepare your grill for indirect grilling. The target temperature on your grill should be 300 degrees F. I recommend using fruit woods like apple, peach, cherry, or hardwoods like hickory or oak for this recipe.

Trim and the ribs.

Trim the ribs. Trim down any excess fat and use a paper towel to grab and remove the thin membrane on the back of the ribs. Season liberally with the sweet rub.

Grill the ribs. Place the ribs directly on the grill grates on your grill, close the lid, and cook for 2 1/2 hours at 300 degrees F.

Make the braise. After your ribs have cooked for 2 1/2 hours, place a large sheet of tin foil on a flat surface. Remove the ribs from the grill and place on the foil bone side up. Fold up the corners of the foil to create a well around the ribs. Top with the brown sugar, butter, and pour on the apple cider.

Continue grilling.

Finish grilling. Close the foil tightly around the ribs and crimp to seal. Return the ribs to the 300 degree F grill for another hour to hour and fifteen minutes.

Finish grilling the ribs. Remove the foiled ribs from the packet (watch for steam) and return to the grill.

Add the sauce. Liberally brush the ribs with your favorite BBQ sauce and grill for 15 more minutes to set the sauce. Don't leave on any longer than 15-20 minutes or the sugars in the sauce will burn.

Rest, slice, and serve. Remove the ribs from the grill, and allow to rest for 15 minutes. Slice, serve, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

1231 kcal

Total Fat

102 g

Saturated Fat

33 g

Unsaturated Fat

Trans Fat

1 g

Cholesterol

347 mg

Sodium

354 mg

Total Carbohydrate

6 g

Dietary Fiber

1 g

Total Sugars

1 g

Protein

68 g