Coca-Cola Ribs
Coca-Cola Ribs are tender, juicy and so flavorful! A great meal to make on the grill that everyone will love. The perfect balance of sweet and savory, these hickory smoked baby back ribs will steal the show at your next cookout!
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 365kcal
Ingredients
- 3 racks baby back ribs
- 2 cans Coca-Cola 24 ounces
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated garlic
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Add Coca-Cola to a saucepan and whisk in brown sugar, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and cornstarch.
- Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened.
- Remove from heat and cool completely.
- Pat ribs dry and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Pour half of Coca-Cola Sauce over ribs and marinate 1 hour. Refrigerate if marinating ahead, up to 4 hours. Reserve remaining sauce for grilling.
- Prepare a grill fire to about 350° using hickory for smoke flavor.
- Place ribs, meat side down on the grill over direct fire for 5 minutes to sear.
- Flip ribs and move to indirect heat. Coat with remaining sauce and cook with the grill lid closed until ribs reach 180-190* internal temperature.
- Remove ribs from the grill and allow to rest 10 minutes before slicing.
Notes
Coca-Cola sauce can be made a day in advance and refrigerated until using.
To store leftover ribs, wrap in 2 layers of plastic wrap and a layer of foil. Remove plastic wrap and wrap in foil to reheat. Cook in a 235° oven for 25 minutes or until ribs reach 145°.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 674mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g