Spice-Rubbed Pork Ribs with Deep South Sauce

Baby Back Ribs

INGREDIENTS FOR SPICE RUB: 

3 tbs            Mexican Style Chile Powder 

4 tbs            Kosher Salt 

2 tbs            Granulated Garlic 

2 tbs            Sugar 

2 tbs            Cumin, ground 

2 tbs            Black Pepper, ground 

1 tbs             Dried Thyme, ground 

INGREDIENTS FOR RIBS: 

4 lbs             Baby Back Pork Ribs 

12 oz             Dark Beer 

1/4 cup         Spice Rub 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPICE RUB: 

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl or container and stir well to blend.  If mixture lumps up, break up the lumps.  Shake or stir before use. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RIBS: 

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  While the oven is heating, place the beer in a small pot and bring to a boil.  Reduce the beer to a simmer and reduce to about 1 cup.  This should take about 5 minutes. 

While the beer is reducing, place ribs in a heavy roasting pan.  Rub the mixture all over the ribs.  Pour the beer around the ribs, then cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap, then aluminum foil.  Make sure the plastic wrap is covered by the foil! 

Bake the ribs until they aer fork tender, about 1 1/2 hours.  Check the ribs occassionally.  While the ribs are baking, make the barbeque sauce (recipe follows on the next page.)  When the ribs are tender, remove from oven and let cool. 

To serve, brush the ribs with the sauce and grill over medium heat for about 3 minutes per side.  Brush with more sauce and serve.