For BBQ sauce
- 1/4 lbs center-cut Bacon - cut into 1/4 inch pieces – trim off fat
- 1 cup Onions – diced
- 1/2 (or more) head of Garlic – diced fine
- 1-1/2 bottle dark beer
- 1/4 cap of Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle seasoning
- 1/2 cap Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb seasoning
- 1/8 cup Mrs Butterworth's maple syrup
- 2 cups very strong coffee
- 1 bottle Bill Johnson's Hot and Spicy BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
For Ribs
- 2 or 3 racks of Baby Back Ribs
- 1/2 cap Mrs. Dash's Garlic and Herb seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon Chile powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper (optional)
Cook Ribs in Oven
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Put ribs in large shallow pan, meat-side up
- Pour bottle of beer in pan - drink the leftover beer
- Sprinkle salt, pepper, Chile powder garlic powder and Mrs Dash seasoning on meat side of ribs
- Cover tightly with foil and cook 1-1/2 hours.
Make BBQ sauce
- In a large frying pan, cook bacon until completely cooked, but not crispy. Do NOT remove bacon or fat from the frying pan.
- Turn up the heat to high and add olive oil if there is not enough bacon fat. Saute onions until translucent. Add garlic. Cook on high heat until garlic is cooked, but not brown (about 2 minutes).
- Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a full boil., stir and lower heat to low. Reduce sauce until thick. Simmer on low for about 20 minutes.
- Pour mixture into a blender and puree until smooth.
Grill Ribs
- When ribs are finished in the oven, place them on hot grill meat side down first and cook 4 minutes on each side on high heat then reduce heat to low and cook until ribs are nearly completely cooked (about 10-15 minutes).
- Brush with BBQ sauce mixture on both sides and continue to cook. Brush on BBQ sauce every few minutes and do not let it dry out or burn. Don't over cook.
