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Rest in Pieces

Make no bones about it and scare up some fun with this bone-chilling main 'corpse' for your Halloween barbeque.
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Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Halloween Food
Keyword: BBQ, Halloween, pork
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 racks baby back ribs
  • dry rub
  • BBQ Sauce

Dry Rub

  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

BBQ Sauce

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp granulated garlic
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ⅔ cup ketchup
  • ⅓ cup ginger beer (or substitute with cola)
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • ½ tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Prepare dry rub by mixing all ingredients together in a small bowl.
  • Prepare BBQ sauce by heating garlic powder, chili powder, smoked paprika and cumin in oil over medium heat for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add remaining ingredients and let simmer for 5 minutes and then set aside.
  • Remove the thin membrane from the back of the ribs.
  • Coat all sides of ribs with the dry rub and let sit for 30 minutes at room temperature.
  • Wrap ribs with foil, adding 2-3 ice cubes in with the ribs. Grill indirect low heat (~300°F) for 1½- 2 hours. 10 minutes before they are done, remove the ribs from foil and brush with BBQ sauce and grill 3- 4 minutes each side to caramelize the sauce. Let rest 20 minutes before slicing.
  • Plating: Brush plastic skull with BBQ sauce and arrange it with the ribs on assorted greens. I used baby arugula, pea sprouts, and enoki mushrooms. Happy Halloween!