Chili's Grilled Baby Back Ribs

By Addie

"Posted in response to a request. The recipe was given to me by Miller, who is still with us in spirit. Thanks Miller!"

Ingredients

• SAUCE:
• 4 racks of baby-back pork ribs
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• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon hickory flavoring liquid smoke
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Preparation

Step 1

Make the barbecue sauce by combining all of the ingredients for the sauce in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When it comes to a boil, reduce heat and simmer sauce, stirring often, for 45 to 60 minutes or until sauce is thick.

When you're ready to make the ribs, preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Brush sauce over the entire surface of each rack of ribs. Wrap each rack tightly in aluminum foil and arrange the packets on a baking sheet with the seam of the foil facing up. Bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until the meat on the ribs has pulled back from the cut ends of the bones by about 1/2 inch. When the ribs are just about done, preheat your barbecue grill to medium heat.

Remove the ribs from the foil (careful not to burn yourself- the liquid inside will be hot!) and grill them on the barbecue for 4 to 8 minutes per side or until the surface of the ribs is beginning to char. Brush sauce on both sides of the ribs a few minutes before you remove them from the grill. Just be sure not to brush on the sauce too soon or it could burn. Serve the ribs with extra sauce on the side and lots of napkins.
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REVIEWS:

I've been waiting for this recipe to post so I could review it. I tried it as soon as you entered it in the recipe request thread. We absolutely loved the sauce. I put the racks of ribs in a 275 oven because we were going to be out a little longer than the time called for. When we returned, the ribs were falling off the bone. The sauce is outstanding. Wish I could give this a 10 star.

Great recipe! This sauce is so good, and I'm sure could be used for any meat you want to barbeque. I made the mistake of not dividing my sauce before starting to brush it on to the raw meat ... make sure you save some to use with the cooked meat later!

These are exactly what they're said to be - only better! I've made these several times now exactly as stated and they are absolutely "no fail". If the weather doesn't cooperate as far as grilling, at the end of the baking period, open the foil, spread with more sauce and stick under the broiler a few minutes until browned/carmelized.

It was a hot day and I decided to try the recipe on my gas grill. I made the sauce, but seasoned the ribs with onion powder and pepper before applying the sauce. I monitored the temperature on the grill to keep it at around 300 degrees. The ribs came out great! 4 slabs was actually about 8 servings. I made 3 slabs and it was a huge amount. I like Sweet Baby Rays sauce and might just try it with that instead. Making the sauce was the most time consuming part. The ribs were fall off the bone delicious. Really a pretty easy thing to make. Just be careful opening the foil, it was full of liquid.

Cut the brown sugar down to 1/2 cup to cut the sweetness, used a 6 oz. can of tomato paste. Loved it!

Excellent method of cooking the ribs. Tender, moist and the sauce was perfect! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

Loved the sauce. The ribs were very tender. I added some Greek seasoning to them and cooked them (using baby backs) the time period specified prior to putting them on the charcoal grill for that nice smoky taste. I would reduce the baking time for baby back ribs, but leave it the same for St. Louis style ribs. Thanks for sharing!

WOW! These are so fall off the bone good. We made these last night for dinner and loved them. The sauce smelled so good cooking, I knew they would be delicious. By baking them slowly it produced such tender succulent ribs, with that little bit of grill flavor....yummy. We will definitely make these again, we loved them Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.

This is a wonderful sauce recipe for that house guest that does not like onion! The sauce got rave reviews from my extended family at my Father's Day gathering. I sprinkled some Famous Dave's rib rub on top of the sauce I brushed on before baking and sealing in the foil. Excellent outcome; will definitely be making these again!

Love the cooking method to these ribs. But the sauce is horrible! It has too much vinegar flavor. I tried to do what the other reviewers suggested and added more brown sugar, I had 3/4 of the bag of brown sugar added and we could still only taste the vinegar. So glad we tried it before adding it to the ribs. I ended up using just a bottle of bbq sauce I had on hand, and threw away the sauce I made. The sauce is time consuming and what a disappointment to have it taste that way:(

OK, I deviated a little by using my favorite rub 4 hours prior to putting in the oven. But---These babies turned out fantastic! I usually don't give 5 stars, butthis is an exception. Thye sauce was great! I'll use it on other recipes.

Amazing! Everyone loved the sauce and the ribs were so tender.

Awesome recipe - ribs were tender & flavorful. I actually cooked for 2 hours at 325. Finishing on the grill is a great idea. I liked the sauce, but like a lot of the reviewers I didn't really think it was worth the extra time. I'd make it again & just use Stubbs.

I make the sauce and follow instructions. when ribs are ready I drain the liquid defat it and boil it down to thicken, add some BabyRay sauce and put it in a bottle (empty BabyRay sauce bottle)
dont' put ribs on the grill, but sometime put them back in foil and infrared for a few ribs are moist and tender.

I used this method to cook the ribs but I was not a fan of the sauce. I made them again using my own sauce and they came out perfect. The meat is so tender and really does fall right off of the bone.

Delicious.....

Five stars for the cooking method! We love how these always come out so tender but we use different sauce. Thanks!

We thought the sauce was ok. I'll probably use my own next time but use this method of cooking. Thanks!

EXCELLENT!! I have been making these now for a few months, EVERYONE loves them : ) Great recipe!!

This was a great recipe and the sauce was outstanding will make more sauce next time

I can't believe I never rated this. It's now my go-to recipe for ribs. I've made it several times for company and gotten rave reviews. It's so easy!

Made ribs for the first-time ever... recipe was super easy to follow and turned out great! I did triple the sugar because, even though I love Chili's sauce, this recipe seemed more "vinegary" than I remember, so I sweetened it up. After cooking they were falling off the bone and there wasn't a rib left at the end of our parade party!