Fall Off The Bone Ribs
Published May 19, 2014. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.
Contrary to popular belief ribs are not supposed to fall off the bone. They should be smoked at low temperatures for long periods of time and should stick to the bone a bit when you eat them. Well, everyone in a while I want some fall off the bone ribs and that’s exactly what I did in this recipe. To take it to another level, I made a mango jack daniels BBQ sauce to spread all over the top of’em. In other words, they’re good and you should make them!
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Fall Off The Bone Ribs
Try these delicious Fall Off The Bone Ribs with Mango Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce that everyone will love.
Ingredients
For the Ribs:
- 2 racks of bone in pork ribs
- 2 tablespoons of Kosher Salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of granulated garlic
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of onion powder
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon of ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon of chili powder
- ½ tablespoon of cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon of coriander seeds
- 1 1/2 cups of beef stock
For the Sauce:
- ½ small diced yellow onion
- 2 cloves of minced garlic
- 1 seeded and diced poblano pepper
- 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil
- 3 cups of ketchup
- ¼ cup of apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 2 peeled and roughly chopped fresh mangos
- 1/2 cup of Jack Daniels
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- For the Ribs: In a large bowl add all of the rib seasonings and mix until combined. Next add in the rib racks and rub them down on all sides with the seasonings and marinate overnight in the refrigerator or for at least one hour.
- Place the ribs into a large baking pan along with the beef stock and cover with foil and bake on 300° for 3 1/2 hours.
- For the Sauce: While the ribs are cooking in the oven, add the onions, poblano pepper and garlic In a medium sized sauce-pot on high heat with oil and caramelize (about 10 to 12 minutes). Next, add in the mangos and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Next, deglaze with the jack daniels and cook until the alcohol has been absorbed. Finish by adding in the remaining ingredients and cook on low heat for 1 hour to make a Mango Jack Daniels BBQ sauce. Add the sauce to a blender and puree until smooth.
- Once the ribs are done, brush all sides with the mango Jack Daniels BBQ sauce and sear on both sides for 3-4 minutes on a hot grill.
- Brush the ribs one more time with the BBQ sauce before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 635kcalCarbohydrates: 104gProtein: 13gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 5383mgPotassium: 1243mgFiber: 5gSugar: 85gVitamin A: 2800IUVitamin C: 64.2mgCalcium: 127mgIron: 3.6mg
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I used short beef ribs with the rub, let it marinade over night and cooked them in the slow cooker….WOW…fall off the bone is an understatement!!! Fantastic flavor!!!! I’m having to be careful with sugar intake right now so I skipped the bbq saucepart (which I’m totally going to try at a later date cause I know it will be amazing) and I had to use caraway seeds instead of coriander cause I didn’t have coriander on hand but soooo delicious! Can’t wait to make these again! Thanks so much Chef Billy for your tried, tested and true recipes!!! All our family can say is W O W!!
This recipe is a “must try”! Can you tell me if the mangoes are the small yellow variety or the large green/yellow.
you can actually use either.
Hi Billy
The sauce recipe looks real good. I am going to have to try it for sure. I been doing a brown sugar base dry rub for the last few years and doing a low heat light smoke with a rotisserie for my ribs. I always have some extra rub I save. I let you try some next time your in town or I’ll mail you some.
Take care chef
Uncle Bob
Hey just one question master, how do you move the ribs to the grill after the oven if they are falling off the bone. It would be a shame to try and sear and flip them and they break everywhere. What’s your trick?
I have a really long set of tongs that allows me to sort of scoop them up and flip them pretty easily. Remember you are really just marking them to crust on that bbq sauce so at a max 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Hope this helps?
I am an aspiring Chef currently in culinary school. I just wanted to say I admire your passion for food. You push me to be creative and take chances where I wouldn’t normally! Thanks!
Thanks so much for the kind words! Keep pushing yourself, just like one of my favorite chefs used to tell me, “You are only limited by your own creativity!”