Freak’n Good Ribs

  4.6 – 123 reviews  • Baby Back Ribs

Pork back rib marinade with pineapple! For more ribs, this recipe easily doubles.

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Additional Time: 8 hrs
Total Time: 10 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  1. 3 cups pineapple juice
  2. 1 ½ cups brown sugar
  3. 1 ½ tablespoons mustard powder
  4. ⅓ cup ketchup
  5. ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
  6. 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  7. 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  8. ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  9. 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  10. 4 cloves garlic, minced
  11. ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  12. 2 pounds baby back pork ribs
  13. 1 (18 ounce) bottle barbecue sauce

Instructions

  1. Mix together pineapple juice, brown sugar, mustard powder, ketchup, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and soy sauce in a large baking dish. Season with cloves, ginger, garlic, and cayenne pepper; mix until marinade is well combined.
  2. Cut ribs into serving-size pieces; place into marinade to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight, turning ribs occasionally.
  3. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (80 degrees C).
  4. Cook ribs in marinade in the preheated oven until tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes; turn ribs occasionally to ensure even cooking.
  5. Preheat the grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
  6. Cook ribs on the preheated grill, basting with barbecue sauce and turning frequently, until nicely glazed, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 1027 kcal
Carbohydrate 161 g
Cholesterol 117 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 27 g
Saturated Fat 11 g
Sodium 2213 mg
Sugars 137 g
Fat 31 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

John Anderson
WOW!! The best ribs me and my girlfriends had!! I will definitely make again. Loved them!! UP DATE: EVERY PARTY WE HAVE THIS IS THE RECIPE WE DO. EVERYBODY LOVES THIS RECIPE. THANK YOU YOU!!
Cole Lopez
I followed the recipe almost exactly. The only difference was I used pork spare ribs instead of baby back ribs and doubled the recipe. I marinated them over night. I found that for the amount and volume of ingredients, it was not quite worth the results. If I were to do it again, I would half the recipe for the same amount of meat and marinade in a zip lock bag rather than in the baking dish. That would not leave as much liquid while baking, but I think occasional basting should make up for that.
Tiffany Lindsey
I had no experience making ribs and these turned out okay. My mother has a very low spice tolerance so I omitted the garlic, but she still couldn’t eat them. One downside, when a recipe calls for store-bought barbecue sauce, there’s probably 70 varieties at my store, so I feel like it becomes impossible to fairly rate a recipe, since that can so dramatically alter the outcome. Anyway, not bad.
Jeffrey Vincent
Absolutely amazing. I have made this many times in the last year. Don’t change anything.
Joshua Smith
Delicious! I have made this recipe four times now. The last two, just because we were so busy, I ended up marinating them for almost 24 hours. Then cooked them backwards from most of the people reviewing here. I grilled first, then put them in the crock pot on low with our favorite BBQ sauce. I let them simmer all afternoon while I got the salads and everything ready ( about 4-5 hours). Perfect! Tender and juicy. The marinade takes a lot of ingredients, but is worth the time.
Erin Ferguson
I have been in search for a great recipe for ribs for a long time now. No more searching for me because I’ve found it! I do everything exactly as the recipe calls for, except I mix in a separate bowl seasonings above along with salt and pepper and rub onto the ribs. I then pour Italian dressing all over the ribs and allow the ribs to marinate in the dressing about 2hrs before pouring the juice marinade. I don’t add the suggested garlic because there is enough garlic in the dressing. I then allow the ribs to marinate for the recommended time. I haven’t used the grill yet so once I bake for above time I remove the ribs from the marinade, placing into another baking pan, adjust oven temp to 350 degrees and bake til done (probably about an hour) and it is throughout this last part of baking that I baste the BBQ sauce. They are still delicious!
Patricia Mccarty
These were absolutely the best ribs I’ve ever had and I live in the south! Instead of using barbeque sauce when grilling the ribs, I just brushed on some more of the marinade. These ribs will definitely be on the menu for company.
Adam Cunningham
Used 2 20 oz cans pineapple -1 chuncks 1 crushed-and slow cooked low 2 hours before putting in fridge over night. Slow cooked 6 hours low next day then broiled 45 min covered with bbq sauce.Served with marinade over brown rice. Marinade was so good I deleted vinegar and replaced ketchup with tomato paste went heavy on the cayenne and used as a wing sause.
John King
Not impressed at all – overcooked and dry – and the marinade was not worth the effort.
Daniel Huerta
Great ribs! Loved them!
David Mendoza
Awesome!!!!
Jacqueline Castillo
this is a keeper! better than our local rib joint!
Joseph Jones
The best ribs I have ever had. The marinade is awesome (doubled for 4 lbs. of baby back ribs) and let sit for 9-10 hours. I did pour some of the sauce out (about half) before I put in the oven (covered) for 2 hours. I took the sauce that I poured out and reduced by more than half until it was a thicker syrup and then added 1/2 of Sweet Baby Rays Honey BBQ sauce — slathered that over the ribs when they were done cooking and put under the broiled (low setting) for 15-20 minutes. Fantastic. Will make again and again! Won’t use another recipe.
Dwayne Saunders
yummmmmmmm
Ian Davis
Made this twice, the first time with fresh ginger and the second time with powder. Both times were delicious! (It was even delicious when I accidently burned them on the grill lol)
Matthew Kim
great recipe. I followed it exactly and it was awesome. I made my own BBQ sauce and it was a perfect compliment to the ribs marinade.
Patrick Lopez
I’ve made this recipe for years now. This is the best rib recipe; I have not found any ribs more tender and better tasting.
Paul Cook
These were really good, but they took way too long to prepare and cook. I made this with 5 racks of ribs for company, and it was very inconvenient to marinate and cook them before grilling. Definately very tender and tasty, but if you slow cook them on the grill for an hour (vs. the oven), I bet they would come out just as good.
Amy Steele
There is really nothing wrong with this recipe except that I have other recipes that are better. I followed the directions exactly.
Amy Reed
I ate these at a friend’s home and they were FANTASTIC!!!! Can’t wait to make them myself.
Brad Perez
best rib recipe ever!!

 

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