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With halloween just around the corner, these spooky party ribs are perfect for this special day. Easy finger food to feed a crowd with a creepy bloody sauce to match the theme. Delicious, fast and easy to make, these spooky party ribs will be a hit this halloween.
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Step 1: Season the ribs well.
To start, pat dry a whole rack of baby back ribs. Slice each individual rib and season with your choice of BBQ rub. For this recipe I used Dad’s All Purpose rub. which will enhance the savory flavor of ribs along with the traditional BBQ flavor.
Recipe Tip
No need to remove the membrane as it will burn off from the direct heat.
Dad’s Seasonings
Must have grillin seasonings!
Step 3: How to make bloody bbq sauce.
Once you make your own BBQ sauce, you will almost never use a pre-packed sauce again. It’s simple to make, only requires a few ingredients that you can keep in your pantry for future uses and best part is you can adjust the sweet, savory or spicy levels to your liking.
In a sauce pan, add ketchup, brown sugar, honey, molasses, Dad’s All Purpose rub, Worcestershire sauce and apple cider vinegar. To make the sauce look like blood, add red food coloring to the mixture.
Step 2: Grill 30 minute BBQ ribs.
While you preheat the grill, set the seasoned ribs aside in room temperature and let them sweat. This will allow the meat to open up and absorb the seasoning flavors.
Set up the grill for direct heat and preheat to 300 degrees.
Place the sauce and seasoned ribs on the hot grates. Flip them every 5 minutes to ensure an even cook throughout.
Grill these 30 minute BBQ ribs until they reach an internal temp between 165 and 175 degrees. Move them to the indirect side while the bbq sauce thickens.
Step 4: Sauce up the spooky party ribs
For the final step, sauce up the spooky party ribs and lay them out like body ribs. Add a skeleton head and serve. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions:
The short answer is no. These ribs are being grilled over direct high heat and the membrane will burn off therefore no need for the extra step of removing the membrane.
All my recipes can be replicated in the oven, stove top or gas grill. You do not need a big green egg or weber grill to replicate any of my recipes.
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Spooky Party Ribs
Ingredients
Rib Ingredients
- 1 Slab baby back ribs
- 2 tbsp Dad's All Purpose rub
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
Bloody BBQ Sauce Ingredients
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Ketchup
- 1/4 cup Honey
- 1/4 cup Molasses
- 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/2 tbsp Dad's All Purpose Rub
- 4 drops Red food coloring
Instructions
- Pat dry a whole rack of baby back ribs.
- Slice each individual rib and season with Dad's All Purpose rub.
- In a sauce pan, add ketchup, molasses, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and Dad's All Purpose Rub. Add in the drops of red food coloring.
- Preheat the grill to 300 degrees and set for direct heat. Place the sauce pan and seasoned ribs on the grates.
- Flip every 5 minutes for a total of 30 minutes or until the internal temp is between 165 and 175 degrees. Move them to the indirect side until the sauce thickens.
- Sauce up the spooky party ribs and lay them out like skeleton ribs. Add a skeleton head and serve.
