Grilled Ribs With Cherry Cola Barbecue Sauce Recipes

CHERRY COLA GLAZED RIBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper. Wrap each rack in heavy-duty aluminum foil and close tightly. Place each foil pack on a separate baking sheet and bake for 2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove from foil packs and cut each rack in half. Brush with glaze. Place on a hot grill and cook about 5 minutes on each side. Brush with glaze with each turn. Cook until browned and glazed. Remove from heat. Allow to ribs to rest 15 minutes before cutting. Cut between each bone and serve with remaining glaze. Serves 6. (inspired by Bon Appetit or Gourmet years ago)
• Boil cherry cola that has been left out to flatten, which means bubbles removed. in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat until reduced to 2 cups. About 45 minutes. Stir in cherry preserves, mustard, soy sauce and apple cider vinegar. Bring to a simmer and cook until reduced to about 2 1/2 - 3 cups or about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a serving bowl. Can be made a few days in advance and refrigerated. Rewarm before use.

RIBS WITH CHERRY COLA BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix barbeque sauce, cola, preserves, mustard and hot sauce in a 2 quart saucepan.
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium low and simmer covered for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally until sauce is slightly thickened.
• Mix together the seasoned salt, pepper, garlic powder and ginger in a small bowl.
• Rub the spice mix into the ribs.
• Wrap ribs in heavy duty foil; grill over direct heat, turning occasionally for 30 minutes.
• Carefully open the foil and remove the ribs to the hot grill rack.
• Glaze the ribs with the sauce and continue cooking until done, watching carefully so that the ribs do not burn and turning to glaze both sides.
• Heat remaining sauce to a boil; boil and stir one minute.
• Serve sauce with ribs.

COLA BARBECUE RIBS

Steps:

• Make the barbecue sauce: Bring the cola to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Cook until reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Add the ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne and 2 teaspoons paprika. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
• Preheat a grill to medium and prepare for indirect grilling: On a charcoal grill, bank the coals to one side; on a gas grill, turn off half the burners. Combine 2 tablespoons salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper and the remaining 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon paprika in a bowl. Rub the salt mixture all over the ribs. Remove 1 cup of the barbecue sauce to a small bowl; brush over the ribs.
• Wrap each rack of ribs separately in foil. Put the racks, overlapping if necessary, on the cooler side of the grill (indirect heat). Cover and cook, flipping the ribs after 30 minutes, until just tender and beginning to pull away from the bones, about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Remove the ribs from the grill and carefully unwrap; pour any juices into the pan with the remaining barbecue sauce. Bring the sauce to a simmer over medium heat and cook until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Increase the grill heat to medium high. Brush the ribs with some sauce from the pan and grill over direct heat, flipping every 5 minutes, until glossy and crisp at the edges, about 20 minutes. Transfer the ribs to a large cutting board and let rest 5 minutes. Cut the ribs between the bones and serve with the remaining barbecue sauce.
• If you're making the ribs on a charcoal grill, you'll need 3 to 4 pounds of charcoal. Add several new briquettes to the coals every 30 minutes to maintain the heat.

CHERRY COLA BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions; sauté until golden, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and stir 1 minute. Stir in chili sauce, preserves, cherry cola, brown sugar, and vinegar; bring to simmer, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered until reduced to 4 cups, stirring often to prevent scorching, about 50 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper and more hot pepper sauce, if desired. Transfer to bowl and cool completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Cover and refrigerate.

GRILLED SPARERIBS WITH CHERRY COLA GLAZE

Steps:

• Boil flat cherry soda in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, takes about 45 minutes. Stir in next 5 ingredients. Reduce heat to medium and then simmer and stir occasionally until mixture is reduced to 2 1/2 cups, about 35 minutes. Transfer this glaze to a large bowl for coating ribs, or if making ahead, transfer to a seal-able container.
• Position oven racks in top and bottom thirds of oven, preheat to 325 degrees F. Sprinkle and rub ribs with salt and pepper. Wrap each rib rack tightly in foil, into a sealed packet. Divide foil packets between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Bake one set on top and the other on the bottom rack of oven until ribs are very tender, switching positions of baking sheets after one hour, half way through. Bake for another hour. Cool ribs slightly until you can handle the foil, pour off any fat.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-low heat). Cut each rib between bones into individual ribs. Set aside 1 cup glaze. Add ribs to bowl with remaining glaze and toss to coat. Grill ribs until brown and glazed, turning to prevent burning, about 5 minutes total. Serve, passing reserved glaze separately.