Adam Perry Lang's Secret Recipe Baby Back Ribs

Total Time: 5 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup mustard
• 1/2 cup smoked paprika
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons peach flavored jello gelatin
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 6 lbs lamb baby back ribs
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1/2 cup honey
• 4 ounces butter
• aluminum foil, 8 twelve inch sheets
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce, your favorite (store-bought)
• 1/4 cup apricot preserves
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 combine first 9 ingredients and rub into the baby back ribs.
• 2 grill ribs over low, indirect heat for 2 1/2 hours.
• 3 meanwhile, combine apple juice, honey, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until butter melts.
• 4 on each of 4 aluminum foil sheets, divide butter mixture.
• 5 place a rack on each buttered foil sheet, meaty side down; crimp to form packet and wrap with an additional foil sheet.
• 6 still using indirect heat, grill packets, meaty side down to 1 hour.
• 7 unwrap packets and grill, meaty side up, 1/2 hour.
• 8 meanwhile, stir together bbq sauce, apricot preserves and water; brush ribs (still meaty side up) and grill another 20 minutes (if you like a little char, you could place the ribs over direct heat for a couple of minutes only).
• 9 remove ribs to cutting board and cut into individual ribs, brush with apricot glaze and serve.