Coca Cola Spare Ribs
Coca Cola Spare Ribs
The refreshing sweet and spicy flavors of a can of Coca Cola on a hot summer day are one of life’s great pleasures. With this recipe, we put that can of Coca Cola to use to make a sweet and spicy BBQ sauce to add extra flavor to St Louis style Spare Ribs. Give this recipe a try at home and enjoy a taste of summer…even if it’s not summer when you make this recipe!
- Author
- Lake Geneva Country Meats
- Prep Time
- 30 minutes
- Servings
- 2 racks of ribs will feed 2-4 adults depending on appetites
Ingredients
- 2 rack St. Louis Style Spare Ribs (cut in half – also works with Baby Back Ribs if desired)
- 2 can Coca Cola
- 2 clove Garlic (minced)
- 1 Yellow Onion (chopped)
- 2 cup Ketchup
- .5 cup White Vinegar
- 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 tsp Chili Powder
- Pork BBQ Seasoning (we like our Custom Culinary Pork Barbeque Spice)
Directions
- Preheat your grill or smoker to 225°F and set up for indirect cooking. Fill a drip pan with water and place under the cooking surface. Add your favorite woodchips (we like cherry) for smoke.
- Liberally season your ribs with BBQ season and rub into the meat. Place the ribs directly onto the cooking surface and cook for 3 hours at 225°. Note – we are following our 3-2-1 Rib Recipe for cooking. To watch a video on how we make these ribs,click here.
- After 3 hours of cooking, pack each individual half rack of ribs in aluminum foil and pour about 1/4 of a can of Coca-Cola into the foil with the ribs. Wrap the ribs up and return to the cooker. Cook the wrapped ribs for 2 hours at 225°F.
- While ribs are cooking, make the Coca Cola BBQ Sauce by heating the oil in a medium pan. Once the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic and cook until soft. Once the vegetables are soft, add 1 can Coca Cola, as well as the ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar and chili powder. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and let cook for 1 hour. Remove from the stove and let cool before serving.
- After the ribs have cooked for 2 hours in foil, remove them from the foil and brush with the Coca Cola BBQ Sauce. Place them back on the grill surface and cook for 1 more hour at 225°, brushing again with the Coca Cola BBQ Sauce after 30 minutes.
- Once done cooking, remove the ribs from the grill, brush with more Coca Cola BBQ Sauce, if desired, and enjoy!