Celebrate Spring With A Great Grill Recipe
March 8, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Barbecues, Summer Parties
To celebrate Spring, Daylight Savings Time, and Summer grilling season coming soon, I have a delicious recipe for you today for ribs on the grill from Kingsford Charcoal.
Apple Cider Ribs
Makes: 4-6 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Ingredients:
2 slabs loin back ribs (baby back)
1 cup KC Masterpiece® Original Barbecue Sauce
Dry Rub
¼ cup dark brown sugar
4 teaspoons garlic salt
4 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon celery salt
¼ teaspoon red pepper
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon white pepper
Liquid Seasoning
½ cup apple cider
¼ cup apple jelly
¼ cup honey
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon dry rub mix (above)
Remove the membrane from the back of the rib slabs. In a small bowl, combine the dry rub ingredients and mix well. Reserve one tablespoon of the rub for the liquid seasoning mixture. Generously apply the dry rub onto the front and back sides of ribs. Gently pat to ensure that the rub will adhere.
Build a charcoal fire for indirect cooking by situating the coals on only one side of the grill, leaving the other side void. Add a small aluminum pan to the void side of the grill and fill it halfway with water. When the charcoal grill reaches 250 degrees Fahrenheit, place ribs meat-side up on grill grate and cook over indirect heat for two hours and 15 minutes.
Remove the ribs from the grill. Place each slab meat-side down on its own doubled aluminum foil square. The foil should be large enough to completely wrap each slab. Mix the liquid seasoning in a small bowl. Pour ½ cup of the liquid over each slab. Then, tightly wrap and seal each slab with aluminum foil. Place the wrapped ribs back in cooker for one hour at 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
Remove the ribs from the charcoal grill, unwrap, and discard foil. Brush finishing glaze on both sides of the ribs. Place the ribs back on the grill for 15 minutes, or until sauce caramelizes.
Recipe created by champion pitmaster, Chris Lilly, on behalf of Kingsford® charcoal
Image and recipe courtesy of Kingsford® charcoal
That recipe sounds amazing! I can’t wait for the warm summer months so I can get to work outside and escape my small kitchen. Here is another great recipe that you can enjoy on the grill this summer. With relatively little work, this recipe is sure to please adults and children alike! Enjoy!
Seafood Cheese Baby Burgers (Serves 4)
Ingredients:
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 7-oz container Salads of the Sea® Seafood Cheese Spread
• 8 mini hamburger buns
• Sliced tomato
• Sliced onion
• Lettuce or baby greens
• 8 slices cheddar cheese
Directions:
1. Form ground beef into eight 2-oz patties.
2. Use your fingers to create a hole in the center of each patty, and then fill each with one teaspoon of seafood cheese spread.
3. Form beef to cover hole before cooking burgers on grill or skillet to desired temperature.
4. Place cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion on each mini bun. Place cooked patty on top of each and serve.