Baby Back Ribs With Chipotle Honey Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 26 hrs Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup honey
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce or 2 tablespoons tamari
• 1 -2 chipotle chile in adobo, stems trimmed, chopped, depending upon taste
• 2 tablespoons adobo sauce, depending upon taste (from the can of chilies)
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh garlic
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 5 lbs baby back ribs, each rack halved (2 racks about 2 1/2 pounds each)
• coarse salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 to make the sauce, place the honey, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, chipotles, adobo sauce, chili powder, cumin, garlic and salt in a small saucepan. heat on medium-low heat until simmering. cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes. let cool.
• 2 season the ribs on both sides with a sprinkling of salt and a grinding of black pepper and rub inches place the ribs in a 2-gallon, resealable plastic food storage bag and add the cooled sauce. refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
• 3 when ready to cook the ribs, preheat the oven to 350°f line a large roasting pan or a rimmed sheet pan with aluminum foil for easy cleanup. fit a rack in the pan and place the ribs on the rack. pour the sauce into a saucepan and gently heat over medium heat for 5 minutes. brush the ribs with the sauce.
• 4 roast the ribs for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, basting lightly and turning every 20 minutes, until the meat begins to pull away from the bones. the ribs can be made ahead and left to stand for up to 2 hours either in a cool kitchen or in the refrigerator.
• 5 just before serving either preheat the broiler on high or heat the barbecue to medium-high. brush the ribs lightly with the sauce and broil or grill on the barbecue for about 2 minutes, or until browned and bubbly. cut between the ribs and pile them on a platter. heat the leftover sauce to a gentle boil and simmer for 3 minutes before serving with the ribs.