Southwestern-Style Baby Back Ribs

Some surprising ingredients (ginger ale!) help make this one of the best rib recipes we’ve ever tried.

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Ingredients

2 Lemons
2 cups Heinz® Tomato Ketchup
2 tablespoons Molasses
2 teaspoons Ground chipotle chili pepper
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Dried oregano leaves
3 pounds Baby Back Ribs
1 cup Thinly sliced onion
2 cloves Garlic, sliced
3 cups Ginger ale

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Juice one lemon and slice the other.
  2. Combine lemon juice, Ketchup, molasses, chipotle pepper, cumin, and oregano.
  3. Measure out 1/2 cup of the sauce mixture and brush ribs all over. Place in a roasting pan.
  4. Scatter lemon slices over ribs. Sprinkle with onion and garlic. Add ginger ale and cover tightly.
  5. Place in oven and cook for 1-1/2 hours or until very tender.
  6. Cool ribs in liquid, about 25 minutes.
  7. Preheat grill to medium-high and grease lightly.
  8. Remove ribs from cooking liquid (discard liquid, lemons, and onion).
  9. Place ribs on grill. Cook, turning and basting often with remaining sauce, 8 to 10 minutes or until well glazed.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 5 oz.

Amount/serving %DV*
Calories 300  
Calories from Fat 100  
Total Fat 11g 17%
Sat. Fat 4.5g 23%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 790mg 33%
Carbohydrates 33g 11%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 27g
Protein 20g
Vitamin A 15%
Vitamin C 25%
Calcium 6%
Iron 20%

*Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on 2,000 calorie diet

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5 people found this review helpful. Heinz ketchup is the Best!!

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3 people found this review helpful. I was the first review and it was supposed to be 5 out of 5! These were excellent!!!!

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3 people found this review helpful. We prepared these exatly as the recipe says, and they were flavorful and tender as can be. The sauce is very tasty, and we'll be using it on lots of other BBQ this summer! This is a must try recipe!

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