Grilled Baby Back Ribs

5 from 2 votes

These grilled baby back ribs are the perfect ribs to cook for a summer BBQ. They're infused with classic BBQ flavor and are ready in a few hours' time. If you're on the hunt for the best recipe for baby back ribs on the grill, this is the one for you!

Prep Time15

Cook Time2

Resting Time5

Total Time2 20

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American, Barbecue

Keyword: Grilled Baby Back Ribs

Servings: people

Author: Susie Bulloch

Ingredients

2 racks baby back ribs
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
¼ cup Hey Grill Hey Beef Rub
½ cup apple juice
¼ cup butter melted
¼ cup honey
1 cup Hey Grill Hey Texas Style BBQ Sauce

Instructions

Preheat. Preheat your grill to 350 degrees F with two-zone cooking (one half of your grill is hot and the other half has no heat).
Prep and season. Remove the white membrane from the bone side of your ribs using a paper towel. Drizzle the ribs with the vegetable oil and season on all sides with Hey Grill Hey Beef Rub.
Sear. Place the ribs on the high-heat side of the grill and cook for 8-10 minutes per side. Your ribs should have some nice grill marks from the high heat.
Grill. Move the ribs to the indirect heat side of the grill and close the lid. Cook for 45 minutes or until the internal temperature of your ribs reaches 165 degrees F. If desired, you can add wood chips directly to the coals if cooking on a charcoal grill or you can create a foil pouch with wood chips, poke holes all around the exterior, and add it to the high-heat side of your grill for smoke flavor.
Make a foil packet. Tear off two large sheets of foil, big enough to wrap completely around your ribs, and set them on a large work surface. Set your ribs, meat side down, in the center of each piece of foil. Fold up the edges to create a boat and pour in the apple juice, honey, and melted butter. Seal the foil packets tightly, pressing out the air and keeping the foil as close to the ribs as possible.
Continue grilling. Return the ribs to the indirect heat side of the grill, close the lid, and cook for 45 minutes, or until the internal temperature of your ribs reads around 198-200 degrees F. You’ll also want to see the ends of the rib bones exposed and the ribs will be fairly flexible and easy to bend without shredding apart.
Baste. Remove the ribs from the foil and return to the high-heat side of the grill. Baste with BBQ sauce and cook for 5-10 more minutes, flipping as desired, to caramelize the sauce.
Rest, slice, and serve. Transfer the ribs to your cutting board and rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

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