Smoked Ribs with Espresso Barbecue Sauce
Fabulous smoked baby back ribs with an espresso barbecue sauce.
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 716kcal
Ingredients
- 6 pounds Baby Back Ribs 3 racks
- Sea Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes or 15 oz tomatoes in can
- ¾ cup molasses
- ¾ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons course Dijon mustard
- ½ cup espresso I used dried espresso powder reconstituted with water
Instructions
- Season the ribs on both sides with salt and pepper and smoke for 3 hours at 225 degrees in preheated smoker using hickory chips during first 2 hours of smoking.
To Make Espresso BBQ Sauce
- Put olive oil in saucepan and saute onions until caramelized
- Add garlic and saute for additional 2-3 minutes or until garlic just starts to turn golden.
- Add tomatoes, molasses, honey, mustard and espresso and simmer until thickened; approximately 30 minutes.
- Put sauce into a blender, a half of the batch at a time and blend until smooth.
- Once the ribs have cooked the first three hours, remove them from the smoker, baste generously with the sauce, wrap in aluminum foil and return to the smoker for 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours at 160 degrees.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 716kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 245mg | Potassium: 1139mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 360IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 4mg