Sweet Cherry Tomatoes & Honey Make This Zesty Homemade BBQ Sauce Lip-licking Great!

Who doesn’t love sink-your-teeth-into thick cut pork ribs slathered heavily with a really good, homemade barbecue sauce? Bone in country-style ribs were a treat for us as kids growing up. We asked for them all the time. I still love them today.

These ribs are grilled low and slow until tender, then basted with a simple, homemade tomato-honey sauce cooked quickly right alongside. Chadwick’s favorite, sweet NatureSweet Cherubs®, give the salty-juicy pork unmistakable, well-rounded flavor.

SERVING SIZE: 4-6 PREP TIME: 20-25 minutes COOKING TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 pounds country-style pork ribs

• 2 10-ounce containers NatureSweet® Cherubs®

• 1 serrano pepper, stem removed

• ¾ cup Nature Nate’s Raw & Unfiltered Honey

• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar

• ¼ cup light brown sugar

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon lemon pepper

• 1 tablespoon onion powder

• 1 tablespoon garlic powder

• 1½ tablespoons smoked paprika

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1 teaspoon black pepper

• Kosher salt to taste

Directions

1. Preheat the grill or oven to low (300°F). 

2. Season both sides of the ribs generously with salt and pepper. Wrap tightly in aluminum foil. Place on the grill and cook for 1 hour.

3. Add the serrano pepper, honey, vinegar, brown sugar, lemon juice, lemon pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and ginger to a large cast iron skillet. Stir to combine. Place on the grill (or on the stove top on medium heat) and cook 30-40 minutes, or until the tomatoes and pepper are very soft; stir occasionally. Remove from heat and allow to cool. 

4. Place half of the cooled sauce into a blender and purée until smooth. Fold back into the remaining sauce. Add salt to taste. 

5. Remove the ribs from the foil and place on the grill or a grill pan. Turn the heat up to medium low (350°F) or medium heat on the stove top. Slather with the sauce. Grill 20-25 minutes, turning once. Transfer to a large platter. Slather with more sauce. Serve remaining sauce on the side for dipping.

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