Grammy's Kitchen · BBQ Ribs · Smoked Ribs with the Best Glaze
One of 71 bbq ribs recipes we measured
from natashaskitchen.com
It ranks #1 of 71 for tenderness among the bbq ribs recipes we compared. 22 cooks on natashaskitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 71.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 0% |
| sweetener | 22% | 14% |
| acid | 4% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1361 g | 3 racks baby back ribs ((3 lbs each rack)) |
| kosher salt | |
| 1/3 cup apple juice | |
| 13 g | 1 Tbsp yellow mustard |
| 20 g | 1 Tbsp maple syrup |
| 53 g | 1/4 cup brown sugar |
| 12 g | 2 tsp kosher salt |
| 5 g | 2 tsp black pepper |
| 5 g | 2 tsp smoked paprika |
| 3 g | 1 tsp garlic powder |
| 3 g | 1 tsp onion powder |
| 4 g | 1 tsp ground mustard |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp cinnamon |
| 3 g | 1/2 tsp celery salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper |
| 181 g | 2/3 cup ketchup |
| 70 g | 1/3 cup yellow mustard |
| 107 g | 1/3 cup maple syrup |
| 30 g | 2 Tbsp white vinegar |
| 2 g | 1 tsp black pepper |
Method: 8 steps, published by natashaskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Incredible perfect ribs! I made them before and they were the absolute best! I’m making them again now and can’t figure out what I did before- Do I keep the grill settings the same for all 3 phases? Or do I change the settings for the grill part? Thank you!” — a cook, 5.0★
“Tried this BBQ rib recipe and my wife and I agree, perfect, delicious, fall off the bone pork ribs. It is a keeper. My wife’s comment was; “I can see how cooking like this will win you a mate for life.” Thank you for this recipe.” — a cook, 5.0★