"These ribs are perfect for a throw-down-and-wow-your-guests summer barbecue," say the Neelys. "They are sweet and smoky with just a hint of spice. The pureed peaches provide the sweetness and the hickory gives us that smoke. Our secret ingredient is the smoked paprika, which gives the ribs another layer of flavor and smoky sweetness."
Ingredients
Peach Dry Rub:
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon ancho chile powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
Ribs:
- 2 (3-pound) slabs pork spare ribs
- 2 cups Gina's Peach BBQ Sauce, recipe follows
- Special equipment: Hickory chips, saturated and charcoal briquettes, saturated.
Directions
For the dry rub: Add the salt, paprika, chile powder, garlic powder and brown sugar to a bowl and stir until thoroughly incorporated. Keep the rub in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
For the ribs: Rinse and dry the ribs. Put them on a clean cutting board and pull off the thin fatty skin that lines the underside of the ribs. Trim the ribs of all excess fat. Reserve 2 tablespoons peach rub (1 for ribs and 1 for sauce), then liberally sprinkle each side with the remaining rub and wrap the ribs in plastic. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours so the flavors can permeate the meat.
Fill a grill with the chips and briquettes and preheat them to 250 degrees F. Put the ribs, meatier-side down, over indirect heat and cook for 3 hours with the grill cover down. Turn the slabs and cook until the ribs bend easily, about 1 hour. At this point, remove them from the grill. Sprinkle the slabs with 1 tablespoon reserved peach rub and slice it into portions. Cut each slab into individual ribs and coat with Gina's Peach BBQ Sauce. Arrange on a serving platter and serve.
Gina's Peach BBQ Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small shallot, diced
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon reserved peach dry rub
- 2 cups ketchup
- 2 cups peach nectar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and shallots and saute until tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and peach rub. Stir with a wooden spoon until fragrant. Stir in the ketchup, peach nectar, apple cider vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire and lemon juice. Bring the ingredients to a boil, and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Let cook until thickened, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Adjust the seasonings if necessary, and enjoy. Yield: 4 cups.
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By steelydan0273
on March 07, 2013
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Wonderful peachy, fruity and zesty recipe - however my tweaks involved no dry rub prep. I used all ingredients in recipe except instead of 2 cups ketchup, used 1 cup along with 1/2 cup each of dark brown sugar and honey - and used one whole lemon. Also used 2 16oz canned peaches, drained and pureed. I slow baked in oven on 275 for 2 1/2 hrs. Covered bottom of pan with foil, added ribs up, salt and peppered along with dried onions. Added about 2 cups basting liquid (beef buillon, tightly covered with foil. After 2 1/2 bake, took off top foil, drained liquid and then applied peach sauce. Baked again on 350 for 30-40 minutes, or if you like crank up to 400-425 for browning enhancement. But watch closely at these temps. When cooking down peach sauce in saucepan, I found that about 50-60 minutes on low heat produces a thicker sauce that stays on ribs when applied.
By Love My Girls
Jamaica, NY
on November 19, 2012
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I've made this a couple of times and its always soooo good !!! The only change ive made is using peach perserves instead of the nectar.
By mavrickelite777
Bucyrus, OH
on July 24, 2012
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a couple changes i would do to this sauce is use peach preserves instead of nectar and use a sweet or Valdalia onion and some liquid smoke great recipe
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