Fall off the Bone BBQ Ribs with KC Masterpiece

Fall off the Bone BBQ Pork Ribs with KC Masterpiece, HandmadeintheHeartland.com

Living in Kansas City you become a pretty avid barbeque eater, it’s in this city’s DNA. I shared my pulled pork with you a couple weeks ago and today I’m super excited to be sharing these perfect fall off the bone BBQ pork ribs. My friend Lindsay taught me how to make these, she’s a born and bred KC girl and knows her way around the grill. In my opinion the secret is the last step which includes slathering the ribs with none other than KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce and charring them on the grill. For this recipe I used a special limited edition anniversary sauce that is a tribute to the first blue ribbon sauce that was created by Dr. Rich Davis – a physician and barbecue aficionado – in Kansas City in 1978 and won “Best Sauce” at the first ever American Royal Barbecue sauce competition. That competition is still alive and kickin’ today here in KC and is one of the biggest BBQ events in the country. So lets get cookin…

Prepping the ribs is simple but oh so important! You want to use a broiler pan and pour water & soy sauce into the bottom of the pan, rub down the meat with the spice mix and place the rubbed ribs on broiler pan. Then cover the ribs and pan completely with tin foil, this is key because the foil holds in all the moisture and steams the ribs, then you let the slow oven heat and the moisture work its magic for 6 hours.

When you take the ribs out of the oven they will be fully cooked, but they aren’t finished. Like I said the secret to these ribs is in the last step where you slather them with KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce and char them on the grill.

Is your mouth watering yet? I love the 35th anniversary KC Masterpiece sauce, its sweet and tangy and only a slight hint of kick. It’s only available for a limited time in select “heartland” markets so if you’re like me you might be buying a bunch of bottles to stock pile. 🙂 I’ve been in Kansas City for 6 years now and I have been thoroughly converted to a BBQ state of mind!

Fall off the Bone BBQ Pork Ribs

Ingredients:
1 cup water
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 lbs. baby back pork ribs
KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce

Spice Mix:
1 Tablespoon Cumin
1 Tablespoon Paprika
1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
1/2 Tablespoon Chili Powder
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoons Kosher Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1 Teaspoon black pepper

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. In the bottom of a broiler pan place the water and soy sauce. Place the insert of the broiler pan back on top. This creates a steam cooker for the ribs. Mix together your spice mix, it makes a 1/2 cup of rub and I only used about 3/4 of it, generously pour and rub it all over the meat on both sides. Place the ribs on the top of the broiler pan and then completely cover the entire pan with aluminum foil. This will seal in all the moisture as they cook. Place the pan in the oven (be careful as you move it so you don’t spill any of the liquid) and cook for 6 hours.

2. After they have cooked for 6 hours remove the pan from oven and take off the foil. The ribs are fully cooked at this point but the last step is the secret weapon of making these babies delicious. Preheat your grill to high, slather the meat with your KC Masterpiece bbq sauce on both sides. Once your grill is good and hot spray with cooking oil (I forgot this step and so sadly some of my meat stuck to the grill) grill the ribs for 4- 5 minutes on each side. This is only to give it a good char because the meat is already fully cooked. Remove from grill, add more bbq sauce if you like and watch the meat fall off the bone as you eat it! Enjoy!

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