The pairing of chile's heat with cocoa's bitterness adds up to a rich smoky-sweet rub for pork ribs.
10m
PREP TIME
1hr 5m
COOK TIME
447
CALORIES
9
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick Gourmet™ Chipotle Chile Pepper
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Saigon Cinnamon
- 3 pounds pork baby back ribs
- 1/4 cup apple juice
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix sugar, cocoa powder, chipotle chile pepper, garlic powder, sea salt and cinnamon in small bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon spice mixture for basting sauce. Rub remaining spice mixture on ribs until well coated. Place ribs in single layer on foil-lined roasting pan. Cover with foil.
- 2 Bake 1 hour or until meat starts to pull away from bones. Meanwhile for the basting sauce, mix apple juice, tomato paste and reserved 1 tablespoon spice mixture in small bowl.
- 3 Grill ribs over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes per side or until evenly browned, brushing with basting sauce.
