How Austin’s Best BBQ Ribs are Made | Made to Order | Bon Appétit

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar and preservatives.

pork ribs

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken thighs are lower in fat and cost less.

Trim the pork ribs to ensure even cooking.

Remove the membrane from the ribs using a paper towel.

Prepare the spice rub by combining kosher salt, coarse black pepper, granulated garlic, Greek oregano, ground coriander, and ground sumac.

Apply Sriracha as a binder on the ribs to help the rub stick.

Evenly coat the ribs with the spice rub and let sit for a few hours in the fridge.

Prepare the pomegranate barbecue sauce by mixing ketchup, pomegranate juice, kosher salt, granulated onion, granulated garlic, sumac, cumin, cinnamon, Sriracha, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, brown sugar, black pepper, and apple cider vinegar.

Simmer the barbecue sauce for 5 to 10 minutes to combine the flavors.

Smoke the ribs at 250 to 275 degrees Fahrenheit using post oak wood.

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