Christmas Ribs? Yep

[RG 2.0]

So it seems that we are forgoing a usual Christmas dinner this year. No ham but rather baby backs instead! My brother-in-law, Kevin, requested ribs. I am going to do an experiment and make something different. I most likely will do a test run this weekend so I don't end up using the family as guinea pigs. Last Christmas we bought my mother-in-law an electric smoker and she loves it. We are going to let her make some ribs and we'll bring some too. It'll be a friendly little "throwdown" of sorts

I am going to marinate my ribs in Redd's Apple Ale and then smoke as I normally do but I probably won't use my go to bbq sauce that I always use on ribs (and moinks). I may make something more "Christmasy" to go on them. Any ideas from the masses of a good sauce recipe?

 

[SuperDave]

With friends and extended family we get to have a few Christmas dinner celebrations. It lets me do traditional and experimental in the same week.

A few years ago we were at a party with a cranberry pepper sauce that might be a Christmas kind of sauce.

 

[RG 2.0]

I normally put a sauce on my ribs that has molasses, honey, beer, chipotles in adobo, garlic and other such things but I thought I'd do something of a holiday inspired glaze. Cranberry pepper does sound intriguing!

 

[SuperDave]

I make my own jellies and jams and it wouldn't be hard to make any fruit and pepper jelly and use it as a glaze.

 

[BedouinBob]

OK Jason, now I am intrigued to try something different. I think a little cranberry with other typical ingredients to make a nice BBQ sauce would be great. You may have to add a little more sweet but I think it would go well with molasses and brown sugar. Or honey.....

 

[RG 2.0]

I am going to wing it. I was planning on buying some Big Red soda and reducing it and adding this and that but I can't find that soda for sale in Georgia so.......I'll get in the kitchen and see what kind of monster I can create! Muhahahahah!

 

[jcboxlot]

Maybe or maybe not??????................I like this on beef esp when I do tenderloin beef steaks.  Ribs? hmmmmmm.  Its a rich red thick sauce.

Ingredients


Wine (Merlot)

chicken broth

unsalted butter
all-purpose flour to thicken
1 tablespoon olive oil
ground black pepper (freshly, to taste)
SLICED REGULAR ONIONS
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon fresh thyme

 

[RG 2.0]

I like the sound of that on some nice shortribs but for these ribs I want a sweet glaze. I think I've decided on doing a fireball whiskey bbq sauce! I've already marinated the ribs in Redd's Apple Ale and rubbed them with 2 different rubs and have them in the fridge in plastic wrap. I just need to get to the store and buy my sauce ingredients (fireball whiskey mainly). We'll see how it goes! I'll report back with the results!

 

[BedouinBob]

Hey Jason, tried cranberry sauce with good result. Here's the link: http://smokinitforums.com/index.php?topic=5809.0
Let me know if you want to try the recipe.