Honey Garlic Ribs

Honey Garlic Ribs are outrageously delicious, fall apart tender with plenty of hardwood smoke flavor and a sticky sweet glaze.

Directions for Baby Back Ribs on the Grill

1. Prepare a grill fire to 250° with hickory for smoke flavor.
2. Remove ribs from packaging and pat dry with paper towels. Remove the membrane from the bone side if desired. We usually leave it on.
3. Coat with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
4. Place ribs on the grill meat side up. Close the grill and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
5. While the ribs are cooking, make the sauce. Add honey, brown sugar, butter, apple cider vinegar, garlic, smoked paprika and salt to a saucepan.
6. Cook over medium heat, whisking to combine. Bring to a boil, lower to simmer, cooking 2 minutes, stirring constantly so that it doesn’t boil over. Remove from heat.
7. Remove ribs from the grill to a rimmed baking sheet lined with a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil.
8. Brush with a thick layer of honey garlic sauce.
9. Use another large piece of foil over the top and fold together to make a sealed packet.
10. Return to the grill or oven keeping the temperature at 250°. Cook for another 1 1/2 hours or until ribs reach 205° using a digital meat thermometer.
11. Remove from grill and let ribs rest about 15 minutes.
12. Use a sharp knife to slice between the rib bones.

Serve with additional sauce if desired.

More Baby Back Ribs to Try

• Grilled Baby Back Ribs
• Blackberry BBQ Ribs
• Coca-Cola Ribs

Side Dishes for Honey Garlic Glazed Baby Back Ribs

• Red Onion Slaw
• Jalapeno Potato Salad
• Grilled Corn on the Cob

These Honey Garlic Ribs will forever change your grilling game. Fall off the bone tender baby back ribs that are perfectly smoky and the honey garlic sauce adds a tantalizing flavor like no other sauce.

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Honey Garlic Ribs

Honey Garlic Ribs are outrageously delicious with plenty of hardwood smoke flavor and a sticky sweet glaze.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time3 hours hrs

Additional Time15 minutes mins

Total Time3 hours hrs 25 minutes mins

Course: Ribs

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baby back ribs, honey garlic sauce, honey glazed ribs

Servings: 2 racks ribs

Calories: 489kcal

Author: Milisa

Ingredients

• 2 racks baby back ribs
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper

Honey Garlic Sauce

• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup honey
• ¼ cup butter
• ¼ cup water
• ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
• ½ tablespoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

• Prepare a grill fire to 275° using hickory for smoke flavor.
• Remove ribs from packaging and pat dry with paper towels. Remove the membrane from the bone side if desired. We usually leave it on.
• Coat with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Place ribs on the grill meat side up. Close the grill and cook for 1 ½ hours.
• Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. In a saucepan, add brown sugar, honey, butter, water, apple cider vinegar, garlic and salt.
• Cook over medium heat, whisking until combined. Bring to a boil and lower to simmer. Continue to whisk to avoid boiling over. Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Remove ribs from the grill when sufficiently smoked onto a baking sheet lined with a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil.
• Brush with a thick coating of honey garlic sauce.
• Cover another piece foil and fold into a sealed packet.
• Return to the grill or oven at 250°. Continue to cook another 1 to 1/2 hours until ribs reach 205° using a digital meat thermometer.
• Remove from the grill and rest 15 minutes before slicing.
• Serve with additional sauce if desired.

Notes

Store leftover ribs in a zip top bag or tightly wrapped in aluminum foil in the refrigerator up to 4 days. Store honey garlic sauce in a jar with a lid in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

Reheat ribs in a covered skillet over medium heat, turning after 2 minutes, cooking until heated through. Ribs can also be reheated in a 350° oven for 10- 12 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 489kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 490mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 44g

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