HABANERO-HONEY BABY BACK RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200˚ F. In small bowl, mix dry bullion, half the pepper, and the granulated garlic with your fingertips. Sprinkle generously on ribs that have been cut into thirds. Season front and back. (You can do the rub portion as far as 24 hrs in advance, but right before you start to cook them yields a delicious product too, so it's not necessary.) Stack ribs in groups of three and wrap tightly in heavy duty foil. Place in baking dish (with at least a 2" lip) and bake for 3 hours, swapping the location of the bundles within the oven a couple times to ensure they're cooked evenly. After 3 hours, pull the baking dish and allow to sit on top of the oven for an additional 30 minutes. During this time you can prep your BBQ sauce. In a saucepan over med-lo heat, bring BBQ sauce up to a simmer and add red pepper, remaining black pepper, habanero (chop with gloves on or chop quickly, avoiding exposed surface area and wash hands IMMEDIATELY for about 30-45 seconds before touching anything else). Allow to simmer on low for the full 30 minutes, and crank the oven heat up to 325. Carefully unwrap foil and lay ribs flat on baking sheet (doesn't still need to have a 2" lip, most of the juices have already run off - reserve these liquids and use later to cook other meats, rice, pasta or veggies). Just before using the sauce, add the honey and taste it for heat. Add additional red pepper flakes and/or honey to achieve desired sweet-hot taste. Baste ribs liberally on both sides with sauce and allow to bake for 30-45 minutes at 325, or until sauce begins caramelizes. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with remaining sauce.