Never Again Will I Say I Don't Like BBQ Sauce

I  really wanted to get a recipe out today but inspiration just hasn't hit me this morning.  Hopefully a can of efusjon will help.  Quite a few of my recipes came from my time spent in Colorado at the ranch.  I learned a thing or two about cooking while I was there.  I learned a thing or two about life while I was there also.

I spent a little over a year at the ranch.  I loved living in the boonies out in the mountains.  The experiences gained were amazing.  I relearned to horseback ride, learned to snowmobile, learned more about people and learned so much more about cooking.  I also learned to like BBQ sauce again.  The recipe I'd like to share came from the ranch.  It is the most well liked recipe I make.  However, the story I'd like to share isn't about the ranch.  It begins several years before moving to Colorado, even several years before college.

When I was a young kid, my family moved to Idaho.  My parents moved us to a small town to start a church.  Along with the ministry of the church, my mom ran a daycare in our house.  This allowed her to take care of our young family while bringing in an income.  As our family aged, our needs changed and it was time for mom to work outside our house.  I was thrilled with this.  As a teenager, I was tired of all the little kids running around our house.  I just wanted privacy.  My younger sister wasn't as excited.  She was "losing" all her friends.   This change was a big one for us.  It meant dad had to begin cooking for us.  Dad was creative with his cooking.  I realize he was trying.  However, he liked to put his "secret ingredient" in nearly everything.  Although, he never told me his "secret ingredient," I believe it was bbq sauce.  This began my season of hating bbq sauce.  Contrary to popular belief (or just my dad's), bbq sauce does not belong in ramen noodles, rice,  or so many other things.  I also began to learn to cook around this time.  But I didn't use bbq sauce.  In fact, I didn't eat bbq sauce again until I moved to the ranch.

At the ranch, I was introduced to bbq ribs - amazing bbq ribs.  Ribs that you dream about.  I have seen people eat an entire rack of these ribs.  Never again will I say I don't like bbq sauce.

To make these amazing BBQ Ribs:

Baby Back Pork Ribs (or St. Louis style) 1 rack for every 2 people
Chopped garlic
Brown sugar
Pepper
Pineapple Juice

BBQ Sauce:
1 -18oz KC Masterpiece bbq sauce - original
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
1 drop tabasco sauce

Preheat oven to 350.  Place racks of ribs in a baking pan.  Rub each rack (both sides) with brown sugar, garlic & pepper.  Pour pineapple juice over the racks, cover & place in oven.  Bake for about 3 hours.  The meat will be tender and pull easily away from the bone.  (When I lived in TX, it only took 2.5 hours to cook)

For the BBQ sauce, combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and heat until warm.

After ribs are done in the oven, preheat the grill.  Cut in pieces with 2 rib bones in each piece.  Dip rips into bbq sauce.  Turn grill to low and place ribs on grill.  You will just be caramelizing the bbq sauce.  Cook until grill lines appear.  Depending on the temp of the grill, it will take 5 to 10 minutes on each side.
Serve with lots of napkins.