Grilled Ribs with Blackberry Bourbon BBQ Sauce
Mouthwatering ribs grilled to perfection over Red Hot Jealous Devil Charcoal, accompanied with a Blackberry Bourbon BBQ Sauce and creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes. The secret weapon? Fire & Smoke’s Windy City BBQ rub, packing a flavorful punch with its spice blend - and impressively, zero sugar! The sauce was a standout, blending Blackberry jam, bourbon, honey, lime juice, and spices into a tangy masterpiece. The ribs? Juicy and irresistibly delicious. Just a kiss of smoke from Jealous Devil Smoke wood blocks. Topped off with fresh blackberries, parsley, and lime slices, this rib recipe is a definite keeper!
Ingredients
Ribs
- 2 slabs of baby back ribs (membrane removed)
- ½ cup apple cider or water (to spritz the ribs while cooking)
Grill Rub
- Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Fire & Smoke Windy City BBQ rub
Blackberry Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- ½ cup Blackberry Jam
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tsp fresh lime zest
- ½ cup Bourbon
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated (or substitute ground ginger)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (or substitute 1 tsp garlic powder)
Instructions
Prepare Ribs
- Prepare grill (I use the Big Green Egg) for indirect cooking, and use Jealous Devil Charcoal for even, clean grilling. Heat grill up to 225 degrees, add a smoke block (from Jealous Devil) to give a little kiss of smoke while the ribs are grilling
- Remove membrane (silver skin) on ribs
- use olive oil as binder and rub all over the ribs
- generously use your favorite rib rub (I used Fire & Smoke's Windy City BBQ rub), and rub all over the ribs.
- Once grill is at temperature and ribs have been rubbed, set the ribs on the grill and let the Big Green Egg do its work.
- Cook ribs, low and slow for 2-3 hours
- Wrap ribs in butcher paper, and return to grill for another hour
- Unwrap, and toss butcher paper. Return ribs to grill, and brush with the Blackberry Bourbon BBQ Sauce. Grill for another 30 minutes.
Make Blackberry Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- Add all ingredients in a sauce pot, mix well, and heat to a slow boil. Let it simmer for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat until ready to use.