BBQ Ribs with root beer

By Fresh2

Ingredients

• Rub & Ribs
• 2 tablespoons hot chili powder
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 lbs baby back ribs
• 1 (12 oz) bottle root beer
• Sauce
• 1 (18 ounce) jar barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon instant espresso

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

To make the rub, combine first 5 ingredients. Rub spice mixture over ribs. Place ribs in roasting pan or dutch oven

Pour root beer into bottom of pan (not over ribs). Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake ribs for 1 to 1.5 hours, until tender and browned.

To make sauce, stir barbecue sauce, water, brown sugar and espresso powder in a heavy saucepan. Cook 10 minutes.

Heat grill to medium heat. Brush ribs with sauce. Grill ribs until heated through, about 5 minutes per side. Serve with remaining sauce. Serves 5 to 6