Grilled Baby Backs with Sweet Soy Glaze

Name: Grilled Baby Backs with Sweet Soy Glaze
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 racks baby back pork ribs (each 2 to 2 1/2 pounds); 2 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 2 servings Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 1 Tbsp minced, peeled fresh ginger; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 servings Garlic powder; 1 large shallot, minced; 473 milliliters fruit wood chips or chunks (optional), soaked for 1 hour in water to cover, then drained; 237 milliliters Indonesian sweet soy sauce (kejap manis), or 1/2 cup each regular soy sauce and molasses; 118 milliliters sugar; 0 teaspoons freshly ground white pepper, or more to taste

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Grilled Baby Backs with Sweet Soy Glaze a try. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 2. One serving contains 591 calories, 58g of protein, and 0g of fat. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. Head to the store and pick up garlic, pepper, coarse salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place the sweet soy sauce, sugar, ginger, garlic, shallot, 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper, the white pepper, and 3 tablespoons of water in a heavy saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil.

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Kecap Manis

Black Pepper

White Pepper

Shallot

Garlic

Ginger

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Let the glaze boil until thick and syrupy and reduced to about 1 1/3 cups, 4 to 6 minutes, stirring often. If the glaze becomes too thick, add 1 to 3 additional tablespoons of water. The sweet soy glaze can be made several hours ahead of time and refrigerated, covered.

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Glaze

Water

Let it come to room temperature before using.

Remove the thin, papery membrane from the back of each rack of ribs. Season the ribs generously on both sides with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.

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Garlic Powder

Black Pepper

Ribs

Salt

Set up the grill for indirect grilling, place a drip pan in the center, and preheat the grill to medium. I urge you to get a charcoal grill for smoking, but you can use wood on a gas grill; you just won’t get as pronounced a wood flavor.

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Frying Pan

When ready to cook, if you are using a charcoal grill, toss the wood chips or chunks, if using, on the coals. If you are using a gas grill, add the wood chips or chunks, if using, to the smoker box or place them in a smoker pouch under the grate.

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French Fries

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Grill

Brush and oil the grill grate.

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Cooking Oil

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Grill

Place the racks of ribs bone side down in the center of the grate over the drip pan and away from the heat. (If your grill has limited space, you can stand the racks of ribs upright in a rib rack.) Cover the grill and cook the ribs until tender, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. When the ribs are done, they’ll be handsomely browned and the meat will have shrunk back from the ends of the bones by about 1/4 inch. If you are using a charcoal grill, you will need to add fresh coals after 1 hour.

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Bone

Meat

Ribs

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Frying Pan

During the last 10 minutes of grilling, brush the ribs on both sides with the sweet soy glaze. When the ribs have grilled for about 5 minutes after being glazed, move them directly over the fire.

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Glaze

Ribs

Brush the ribs on both sides with glaze again and grill them until the glaze is sizzling, 1 to 3 minutes per side.

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Glaze

Ribs

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Grill

Transfer the ribs to a large platter or cutting board and cut the racks into individual ribs.

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Ribs