Cherry Cola Glazed Ribs
Serves: 6
Callie Medhurst
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
53
Sweetness
44
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
Water1 cup
Brown Sugar (packed)3 tbsps
Coarse Sea Salt3 tbsps
Lemon Juice (fresh)1 tbsp
Summer Savory (dried)1 tbsp
Granulated Garlic1 tbsp
Sweet Paprika1 tsp
Ground Cloves1 cup
Yellow Mustard2 cups
Cherry Jam3 tbsps
Soy Sauce2 tbsps
Malt Vinegar1 tbsp
Hot Pepper SauceDirections:
1
For the brine: Combine water, beer, brown sugar, salt, and lemon juice in large mixing bowl
2
Stir until salt and sugar dissolve
3
Pour mixture into plastic bag
4
Add ribs and seal bag, removing as much air as possible
5
Refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally
6
For the rub: Combine brown sugar, savory, garlic, paprika and cloves in a small mixing bowl and blend
7
Remove ribs from refrigerator and from brine
8
Pat dry with a paper towel
9
Brush the ribs with mustard to coat evenly
10
Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over ribs and let stand at room temperature
11
For the glaze: Pour cherry cola in cooking pot over medium-high heat
12
Cook until cola is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 45 minutes
13
Add jam, mustard, soy sauce, vinegar, and hot pepper sauce into the cooking pot and stir to combine
14
Reduce heat to medium and simmer until the mixture is reduced to 2 1/2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes
15
Pour mixture into a bowl and take to grill for glazing
16
Preheat barbecue grill
17
If using charcoal grill, light briquettes in chimney
18
If using 3 burner gas grill, light 2 burners on opposite ends and leave middle burner off
19
If using 2 burner gas grill, light only 1 burner
20
Take a disposable pan and place it over the unlit burner
21
If using the charcoal grill place half on each side of the pan
22
The pan will be used to collect excess
23
Place ribs on rack over aluminum pan, meat side up
24
Cover grill and cook until ribs are tender and meat pulls away from bone by 1/4-inch, turning and rotating ribs every 1/2 hour
25
Before rotating brush the glaze generously on each side
26
Allow to cook for 1 1/2 hours
27
Remove from grill and serve