Barbecued Beef Ribs on a Charcoal Grill

Name: Barbecued Beef Ribs on a Charcoal Grill
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: US & Canada
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1/4 cup, minced onion; 1 medium clove, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 1 teaspoon); 1 1/2 teaspoons, chili powder; 2 cups, tomato juice; 3/4 cup, distilled white vinegar; 2 tablespoons, Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon, powdered mustard, mix with water; 1 tablespoon, water, to mix with powdered mustard; 1 teaspoon, minced chipotle chile in adobo; 2 tablespoons, mild molasses or dark molasses (not blackstrap); 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 4 teaspoons, chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 2 teaspoons, table salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons, ground black pepper; 5 pounds, beef ribs, 3-4 slabs about 3-4 ribs per slab

Main Courses
US & Canada
Meat
Beef
Grilling & Barbecue
4th of July

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2004, America's Test Kitchen TV

A tour of Texas barbecue joints revealed that ribs are about intense meat flavor--not just smoke and spice. But can a backyard cook replicate this Lone Star classic?

SERVES 4

TIME 3¾ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling, 1 hour standing, and 30 minutes soaking

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