BBQ Ribs (Rub and Peach BBQ Sauce)

William asked me to make these BBQ ribs from one of my cookbooks and they turned out great! I am going to include here my tips and tricks and anything I changed up for future reference. Enjoy!

BBQ Ribs (Rub and Peach BBQ Sauce)

Makes 2 racks of pork spareribs (about 6 pounds) to use up all of the rub and all of the sauce. See note in Step 10 for making a single rack.

Ingredients for Rub: mix together

• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp granulated garlic
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp ground black pepper

Ingredients for Peach BBQ Sauce:

• 1/2 cup ketchup-style chili sauce
• 1/2 cup peach preserves
• 2 Tbl unsulfured dark molasses
• 1 Tbl apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tbl Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp hot pepper sauce

Directions for cooking the BBQ sauce:

1. In a small sauce pan over medium-low heat, stir together all of the sauce ingredients and bring to a gentle boil for just a minute and then set aside. 
2. Additionally, for a smooth sauce, let sauce cool slightly before placing it in a (small) blender (I used my Magic Bullet). Process until smooth and store in the fridge until ready to use.

• You don't have to blend your sauce, but I preferred to not have any chunks from the peach preserves or hot pepper sauce. Just be careful about blending hot liquids and relieving the pressure in the blending container when opening.

Directions for cooking the meat:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees on multi-rack setting (if you have it). 
2. Line two baking sheets with foil and lightly spray with non-stick spray.
3. Place each rack of ribs on their own baking sheet.
4. Divide your rub between the two racks, rubbing it on both sides of the ribs (approximately 1/4 of the rub per side).
5. Tightly cover each baking sheet with the prepared ribs with additional foil. Bake covered for 45 minutes.
6. Remove foil covering, turn the ribs over, and continue baking uncovered for another 45 minutes. (Ribs should be tender and browned at this point.)
7. If there is a lot of fat in the bottom of your pan, replace the foil on the baking sheet with new foil lightly sprayed with non-stick spray. Brush both racks of ribs with half of your BBQ sauce (meaty-side down) and return to the oven (turned up to 425 degrees) for 5 minutes.
8. Turn over the ribs and brush the other side with the remaining BBQ sauce (should now be meaty-side up for final presentation) and return to the oven for another 5 minutes or until the sauce seems set.
9. Remove the ribs from the oven and let rest for about 5 minutes before cutting and serving.
10. You could easily do this same recipe for only one rack of ribs and either only make half as much rub/BBQ sauce, or save half of each for another time. The rub would be great on other cuts of meat and the sauce was delicious to use for other occasions.