Choco-whiskey ribs

original blog post: https://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2018/01/chaco-whiskey-ribs.html

Ingredients

1 rack of spare ribs

1 cup Jack Daniel’s whiskey

Dry rub

1 tablespoon dried thyme

1 tablespoon Onion powder

1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper

1 ½ tablespoon Cacao powder (or unsweetened coco powder)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon Smoked paprika

1 teaspoon Black pepper

2 teaspoon Salt

1 tablespoon Brown sugar

For the sauce

Drippings from foil

1 oz semi sweet bakers chocolate

¼ cup Ketchup

1 tablespoon Soy sauce

2 tablespoon Sugar

Greedy tips:

Removing the membrane is optional and not really a must since these will be cooking at a low temp for a long time. However I feel like the membrane prohibits the dry rub from soaking into the meat on the bone side, so I remove it. Another theory is that the membrane holds in the fat into the ribs and removing it will yield a dry rib, but this has not been my experience using this cooking method, far from it.

Instructions

Trim excess fat from the spare ribs and remove the thin membrane on the bone side by sliding a knife or your finger at the edge of the ribs and peeling it away.
Combine all the dry rub ingredients in a bowl
Season the meat both sides liberally and rub it in.
Set aside seasoned ribs in the refrigerator for 30 minutes up to 8 hours
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F
Create a pouch of foil by laying several layers of foil on a baking tray place the ribs on top place another layer of foil over top that and seal three side leaving one side open
Pour the whiskey into the open side and seal it up. The ribs and whiskey should be completely encased in the foil and there should be no leaks
Place in the oven for 3.5 hours
After 3 .5 hours remove from the oven pour the liquid contents into a sauce pan, skim off any excess fat. Place the ribs in a baking dish
Add ketchup, chocolate, soy sauce and sugar to the drippings mixture and bring to a boil, reduce until syrupy
Pour the chocolate whiskey sauce over top the ribs and place back in the oven at 450 to caramelize
Remove from the oven rest for 5 to 10 minutes then serve