Mo's Sticky Ribs
Recipe from Food & Wine

For almost four years, Fred Donnelly's red Mogridder's BBQ truck has animated a nondescript section of the Bronx, where it sits in front of his auto repair shop. (The Mogridder's special--an oil change and brake check plus a platter of slow-smoked ribs--does brisk business.) Last October, Donnelly finally opened a place to sit and eat. He makes these spectacularly sticky ribs at home. "Anyone you make them for falls in love with you," he says.


Mo's Sticky Ribs
Tina Rupp

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Servings: 4 to 6
Prep Time: 3 hrs
Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins

 
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Ingredients
  • 2 1/4 pounds
    baby back ribs
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    Salt and freshly ground pepper
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    Granulated garlic, for sprinkling
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    Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
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  • 1 tablespoon
    whole cloves
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  • 1 12-ounce
    bottle of lager
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  • 1 cup
    ketchup
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  • 1 cup
    peach or apricot jam
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  • 3 tablespoons
    fresh lemon juice
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, season the ribs with salt, pepper and garlic. Drizzle with oil and scatter the cloves over the ribs and in the pan. Pour the beer over the ribs, cover with foil and bake for 2 hours, until the meat is tender.
2.
Strain the pan juices into a saucepan. Whisk in the ketchup, jam and lemon juice and boil over high heat until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 20 minutes.
3.
Preheat the broiler. Set the ribs meaty side down on the baking sheet, brush with glaze and broil 4 inches from the heat for 7 minutes. Turn the ribs and brush with half of the remaining glaze. Broil for 10 minutes, until starting to char. Brush with the remaining glaze and broil until browned, 10 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes and serve.

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No offense to those chicken folks but here's the "finger lickin' good" meal. These ribs are mouth-happy perfection. The key is slow-roasting heat combined with moisture to create steam that melts away some of the fat and softens the meat. I like to start these in the oven, but if you prefer to do it entirely on the grill, I've provided that method too. No matter which way you start the ribs, finish them over direct heat to get a nice carmelization of the sauce.

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