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Back Ribs with Sweet-Savory Sauce

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  • Prep 45 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 8
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Want the secret to tender and juicy ribs? These ribs are gently simmered then grilled, producing tender meat that falls from the bone.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 19, 2010

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chili sauce
  • 3/4 cup grape jelly
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons dry red wine or Progresso™ beef flavored broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 4 1/2 lb pork loin back ribs
  • 3 cups water
Make With
Make With
Progresso Broth

Steps

  • 1
    To make sauce, in 1-quart saucepan, heat chili sauce, jelly, wine and mustard over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until jelly is melted.
  • 2
    Heat coals or gas grill for indirect heat. Cut ribs into serving pieces. Place ribs in 4-quart Dutch oven; add water. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 5 minutes; drain.
  • 3
    Cover and grill pork over medium coals 15 to 20 minutes, brushing with sauce every 3 minutes, until pork is no longer pink and meat begins to pull away from bones.
  • 4
    Heat any remaining sauce to boiling, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minute. Serve sauce with ribs.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    At last, your search is over! At the supermarket, these ribs may be labeled as back ribs or pork ribs.
  • tip 2
    Follow these steps when grilling over indirect heat. Before heating a charcoal grill, place a drip pan directly under the grilling area, and arrange coals around the edge of the firebox. Grill food over the drip pan. If you have a gas grill, place the food over the unheated side.
  • tip 3
    Want to stay inside? Bake these ribs instead. Omit the water and simmering step. Place ribs on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake uncovered at 325ºF for 1 1/2 hours; brush with sauce. Bake uncovered about 45 minutes longer, brushing frequently with sauce, until tender. Heat any remaining sauce as directed in step 4.

Nutrition

585 Calories, 37 g Total Fat, 36 g Protein, 28 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
585
Calories from Fat
335
Total Fat
37 g
Saturated Fat
14 g
Cholesterol
150 mg
Sodium
550 mg
Potassium
580 mg
Total Carbohydrate
28 g
Dietary Fiber
1 g
Protein
36 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
14%
14%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 4 1/2 High-Fat Meat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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