Luau Ribs

I am not sure if we have ever had ribs that tasted the same in our house. We like to try different ways to prepare and cook them and also to spice them up.  I love how each recipe you read for Ribs states - this will make the best BBQ ribs!!! HA!  Well, Kraft came out with this recipe that caught our eye and we tried it over Memorial weekend.

2tsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 orange, sliced thin
1 can (20oz.) pineapple slices
2 racks(1 lb.ea) baby back pork ribs
1 cup barbecue sauce

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• In small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and red pepper to make a rub.
• Score membrane of ribs: cut each full rack of ribs into half racks.  Rub in the spice mix on both sides of each rib rack, dividing it evenly between each rack.   Lay 2 orange slices and 2 pineapple slices on the meaty side of each rib section, and wrap tightly in foil.  Wrap in a second layer of foil.  Place on a cookie sheet, and bake in oven for 3 hours.
• Preheat grill.
• Remove ribs from foil, and discard fruit and drippings.  Place on preheated grill rib bones down. Cook 5 minutes, flip over and cook another 5 minutes.  Baste with barbecue sauce and let cook 5 minutes.  Flip over and baste the other side with barbecue sauce.  Let cook another 2-3 minute.  Remove from grill.

Tupps Tidbits:  The directions tell you to score the membrane of the ribs.  I removed it.  Leaving it on keeps the seasonings from penetrating the meat, and it cooks into a tough skin on the ribs.

This recipe offered plenty of new flavors.  The cinnamon and red pepper flakes really made a interesting taste to the BBQ ribs.  They turned out amazing, and fell off the bones.  KEEPER in our house!

where did we find this one?   www.kraftrecipes.com