
Steps
For the Spicy Blueberry BBQ Sauce:
- Add your olive oil to a hot pan over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, sauté the jalapenos until tender and gently caramelized.
- Add blueberries, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, honey, Dijon, paprika, and garlic powder then stir until well incorporated. Season with salt to taste and adjust flavors as desired.
- Once the mixture starts to boil, reduce heat to low, allowing the sauce to simmer for about 10 minutes. Set this to the side off the heat to cool to room temperature.
- Once cooled to room temperature, add to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Remove your smoked ribs from the grill and slather on the sauce!
For the Ribs:
- Preheat the grill or smoker to 275°F. Meanwhile, trim the ribs of any excess fat and remove the last two bones on both ends. Next, remove the membrane and season both sides liberally.
- Once the grill is preheated, add the ribs and smoke them untouched for approx. 2 hours. At this point, rub a finger over the ribs. If the rub has set and does not come off, remove the ribs from the grill. If not, let the ribs smoke for another 30 minutes and check again to ensure the rub has set.
- Place the ribs on a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil, meat side down, and wrap tightly with the butter and a liberal amount of the prepared sauce. Return the ribs to the grill (still meat side down).
- After approx. 45 minutes, check back in on the ribs. Once the bones start to show, they should be tender enough to continue. You can also pick them up with tongs to check their tenderness. If they have a nice bend to them when you pick them up – they’re good to go. If they’re still stiff, wrap them up and continue cooking for another 20 minutes before checking back in.
- Once the ribs are tender, season both sides liberally with your BBQ rub and let them cook for another 15 minutes, meat side up, to reset the bark. Finally, brush the prepared sauce onto the ribs and let the ribs continue to cook until the glaze has set. Once this occurs, remove the ribs from the grill.
To Finish:
- Slather your ribs one more time with the sauce (if desired), slice, and serve. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 2-3 lbs. rib rack
- 4 tbsp unsealed butter
- BBQ seasoning
- 1 jalapeno – diced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 ½ cups ketchup
- 6 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 6 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 ½ tsp paprika
- ¾ tsp garlic powder
- salt, to taste
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