Chef Mik's Super Simple In-Home BBQ Ribs!

In lieu of a smoker and the 8 to10 hours it takes to prepare great smoky barbeque ribs this is a great way to prepare your own at home!!

The recipe is super simple and the end product is guaranteed super tender and juicy as can be!!

Now you can get away with using a store bought sauce if you like and don’t have the time, but I highly recommend making your own and finishing it with a hint of liquid smoke.

For those of you not familiar with liquid smoke it is simply moisture that naturally occurs as water turns to steam and becomes trapped in the smoke then as it cools again it reverts back to water that settles in the chamber, the addition of extra water is then added for volume and to dilute any bitter taste or residue left over from the smoke

When the ribs are done, I will be taking one extra step using my smoking gun and just adding a little extra smoky something, something!! For the record this last step is by all means not a necessity

Shopping List

One rack of baby back or pork loin back ribs

1 onion cut into medium dice

1 carrot pealed and sliced

3 celery stalks sliced

1 or 2 garlic cloves sliced

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp granulated garlic

10 to 15 black pepper corn

2 to 3 bay leaves

Water just to cover

BBQ Sauce

2.5 dl ketchup

1 dl maple syrup

2 TBSP molasses

2 TBSP white or brown sugar

1 clove garlic minced

1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp liquid smoke

1 -2 mustard powder

Salt and pepper to taste 

My Mad Method

Finished ribs ready to serve!!

Clean the ribs and if need be divide in half to fit in pot, add the vegetables, herbs, spices and just enough water to cover. Bring to a boil lower the temperature and poach the ribs gently for 45 minutes to an hour

Meanwhile in a separate pot add all the ingredients for the sauce bring to a quick boil stirring intermediately

When the sauce is done set aside until ready to use

Season the ribs lightly with salt and black pepper, and baste the ribs well on both sides with barbeque sauce 

Place the ribs in a foil packet (generous piece of foil folded over and around the ribs) and bake on low temperature about 110c (circa 225f) for 2 hours or until desired tenderness

I am placing the finished ribs in a half pan covered with plastic wrap which I have pulled back the edge of one corner just far enough to insert the hose of my smoking gun and filled it with smoke sealing the container again and just let it sit until service...