| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 11 hr |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Inactive: | 8 hr |
| Cook: | 2 hr 40 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup paprika
- 3 tablespoons Chinese five-spice powder
- 2 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dried ginger
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 3 racks baby back ribs
- Tropical Rub
- Tropical BBQ Sauce, recipe follows
- 1 1/2-inch knob ginger, finely chopped
- 1 jalapeno, stem removed
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 1/2 cups ketchup
- 1/2 cup mango juice
- 1/2 cup passion fruit juice
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup dark molasses
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- For the Tropical Rub:
- Whisk all ingredients together.
- For the ribs:
- Rinse and dry ribs. Place on a clean cutting board and pull off the membrane, the thin fatty skin that lines the underside of the ribs. Trim the ribs of excess fat and meat. Liberally season both sides of the ribs with 1/4 cup of the tropical dry rub. Wrap ribs in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours so flavors can permeate.
- Preheat grill to 200 to 225 degrees F using charcoal and indirect heat.
- Place ribs meatier side down on the grill away from the flame. Cook the ribs 2 to 2 1/2 hours total, turning the ribs halfway through, until ribs bend.
- In a food processor, add the ginger, jalapeno and green onion. Pulse until they are finely chopped. In a medium saucepan, add the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the ginger mixture and saute until tender. Combine the ketchup, mango juice, passion fruit juice, cider vinegar, molasses and dry mustard in a bowl and add to the saucepan. Season with salt and pepper. Let simmer for 10 minutes for the flavors to blend.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 1468 |
| Total Fat | 94 g |
| Saturated Fat | 32 g |
| Carbohydrates | 55 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 39 g |
| Protein | 106 g |
| Cholesterol | 369 mg |
| Sodium | 1736 mg |
Reviews
It’s really delicious! I loved all the ingredients that they used to make their baby back ribs the best ever. I love to see husband and wife work together as a team when it comes to food. I love “The Neeleys” and enjoy watching their show.
I’m going to try it with pork spare ribs done with a little south Florida style added.
This recipe was great !! I do agree with others in saying, to cut back on the Chinese five-spice powder. Other than that wonderful!!
Send the Neelys packing??? I hardly think so!! I love the energy and love they have on the show
These ribs were great. I also modified the chinese 5 spice and everything came out really tasty.. Thanks Pat & Gina.. Also, not all shows on food network are for everyone,but you should be using the site to rate the recipes and not who they are.. If you don’t like what you see or hear change the channel and move on. It’s so ok for peple to show THEIR love in THEIR kitchen..
I love 90% of the food that Pat and Gina make so instead of taking them out of the line up why don’t you learn to cook? everybody that knows the basics of cooking knows that sometimes you need to adjust some recipe’s to your our taste but having said that I loved these ribs
these ribs came out just fine… with a little adjustment of the seasonings to taste.
but to say, “they’re ruining your whole lineup,” has a different “message.”
Modified this dish to taste and it was excellent. Chinese 5 spice is an acquired taste for me-but I used it sparingly (11/2 tsp) and the licorice taste blended well with the rest of the ingredients.
I also substituted Seasoning Salt for plain salt and the sweet, heat and spicy thing came together in a big way.
I also substituted Seasoning Salt for plain salt and the sweet, heat and spicy thing came together in a big way.
Great taste. Love the rub and will use it again. The sauce was a hit. Love the flavor or the tropical blend. Neelys do it again. Recipe was easy to follow.
wow, send the neely’s packing huH? you all must be racheal ray fans, or worse her, this recipe is dependant on the quality of the spices used in the rub mine turned out great…. one more note if you didn’t like it every recipe has it’s own life it’s own version of love, and if you can’t tie that into what you’re all making at home then make the recipe your own find something else that keeps your pallet’s attention, i personally love the neely’s watching them really reflect my own kitchen during dinner time. There’s nothing wrong with a happy kitchen!
They FINALLY got sub titles.
Could they be more annoying?