Apple Butter BBQ Ribs
Description
Precook these BBQ ribs the day before, then marinate them in a mixture of apple butter and barbecue sauce and finish them up on the grill the next night for a quick dinner.
Ingredients
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4 pounds pork spareribs
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2 cloves garlic, crushed
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2 teaspoons onion powder
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1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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2/3 cup apple butter
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14 fluid ounces barbecue sauce (such as Jack Daniel's® Original No. 7), divided
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Cut spareribs into 6 portions. Coat with garlic, then sprinkle with onion powder, cayenne, salt, and black pepper. Drizzle lemon juice over top. Wrap each portion in a double thickness of foil.
3
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
4
Remove from the oven. Unwrap ribs and drain drippings; transfer ribs to a baking dish. Liberally apply apple butter and approximately 10 ounces barbecue sauce. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour, or refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
5
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and brush the grate with oil.
6
Place ribs on grill, and cook, basting with the remaining 4 ounces barbecue sauce, until meat pulls away easily from the bone, 20 to 25 minutes.