LIBBY'S SPICY RIBS WITH BARBECUE SAUCE

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Some recipes just bring a crowd together. This recipe, from Libby Corkery, of Groton, Mass, is finger liking good. It's a home cooks interpretation of barbecue.

Provided by Lynnda Cloutier

Categories     Ribs

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 lbs. pork baby back ribs, separated
1 1/4 cups chopped onion
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. pickling spice
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup ketchup
3/4 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. celery seed
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/8 tsp. hot pepper flakes
1 tsp. ground mustard
tabasco sauce, optional

Steps:

  • 1. Put ribs in heavy 1 quart pot. Add onion, salt and pickling spice. Add water to cover ribs. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, occasionally stirring with a wooden spoon and checking to make sure water doesn't evaporate. Replenish water if needed.
  • 2. Set oven rack in middle position. Preheat oven to 325. Coat a 9 inch by 13 inch by 2 inch ovenproof glass baking dish with vegetable spray.
  • 3. In small pan, mix water, ketchup, chili sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, celery seed, garlic powder, hot pepper flakes, mustard and Tabasco sauce if using. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Put ribs in prepared dish. Pour sauce over ribs and turn ribs once in sauce to coat. Bake 1 hour or til ribs are tender and falling off the bone. Turn ribs at least twice during baking. to serve, spoon sauce on top and pass extra sauce on side. For a more spicy sauce, add more Tabasco sauce. Remove some of the cinnamon sticks from the pickling spice to reduce the cinnamon taste of the sauce. Makes 20 ribs, 6 appetizer servings.

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Overall, these ribs were pretty good. I would definitely make them again.


Yoselin Lopez
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These ribs were a little too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved them.


Jonathan Martin
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I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone who loves ribs. They were so easy to make and they tasted amazing.


Malik Usman Khokhar
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Delicious!


Moon Jutt
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The ribs were a little dry, but the sauce helped to make up for it. Overall, they were still pretty good.


Lethabo Tompa
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These ribs were so easy to make and they tasted amazing. I will definitely be making them again.


Vishal Sarjoo
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I followed the recipe exactly and the ribs turned out perfectly. They were so tender and flavorful. The sauce was also delicious.


Given Givens
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Not bad!


malik Touqeer
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The ribs were a little tough, but the sauce was amazing. I would definitely make this again, but I would cook the ribs for a little longer.


Hassana Mohammed
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I made these ribs last night and they were a hit! My family loved them.


dannyboi
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These ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender and the sauce was the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy. I will definitely be making these again!