Finding Delicious Rib Barbecue Recipes

It can be hard to find a good rack of ribs. Those that are not too fatty nor too lean; not too saucy, too dry, too peppery, too vinegary or too bland and not overdone yet not undercooked. Yet when you do find the perfect ribs, the ones that are succulent, flavorful, smoky and seem to melt-in-your-mouth, then it can be hard to forget the taste.

In fact, you may spend the rest of the summer wistfully thinking back to that one meal and desperately trying to recreate that same taste with BBQ recipes ribs at home. Any professional chef will tell you that finding good rib barbecue recipes is just the first step to crafting a quality meal. You must also be familiar with the techniques that keep the meat juicy and delicious.

The Food Network's Dave Lieberman offers his own rib barbecue recipes for you to try. First, heat the following ingredients in a sauce pan over medium heat: 1/2 cup A-1 steak sauce, 1/2 cup of bourbon (or good dark beer), 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of grainy Dijon mustard, 2 pinches of red pepper flakes and a dash of salt.

Once cooked, this sauce will keep in the refrigerator for two weeks. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Cut your two, 2.5 pound baby back ribs in half crosswise, rub the ribs with your sauce and lay the pieces in an 11 by 13 baking dish, overlapping slightly, and covering the dish with aluminum foil. Bake the ribs for 1.5 hours to 3 hours (until tender).

You can bake the ribs the day before grilling or as little as an hour before grilling. Next, grill the ribs over barbecues charcoal or a gas grill, brushing them with sauce and heating through about 10 minutes.

Perfecting rib barbecue recipes will undoubtedly take hours of trial and error, as well as some improvisation along the way. In all likelihood, you've probably never spent so many hours in front of your barbecues charcoal before. You may feel impatient and disheartened at times.

You may even be tempted to throw in the towel and buy a rack from your favorite local BBQ joint. Yet cooking the perfect set of ribs is a triumphant moment for any amateur chef. To master backyard grilling, you must get to know ribs. Over time, the process does get easier and becomes more fun. Who knows, perhaps you'll win $10,000 at the next BBQ competition!

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