Cajun-Spiced Barbecue Ribs

Trading in the barbecue standard of sweet and spicy, these Cajun-spiced dry-rubbed ribs are more more herbal, earthy, and have a slight kick that make them unique.

Sous Vide Barbecue Pork Ribs

A sous vide barbecue pork ribs recipe that achieves the goals of traditional smoking—crusty bark and tender yet meaty texture—without the BBQ tools.

Competition-Style Barbecue Ribs

After spending the summer on these sweet and shiny competition-style pork ribs, it's time to share these perfectly tender and smoky beauties with you.

Barbecue Short Ribs

While previous attempts at barbecued short ribs have been so-so, this latest batch done with just a simple rub let the natural flavor of the beef and smoke against a tender meat take center stage and made them irresistible.

Oven Barbecue Pork Ribs

Want smoked ribs but don’t have a smoker? This method produces tender, juicy pork ribs in the oven with real smoked flavor.

Smoky and Spicy Apricot-Glazed Barbecue Ribs

After years of learning convoluted tricks for making competition-worthy pork ribs, I've realized the ribs I like best are made more simply and have bolder flavors, like the earthy, spicy rub and fruity, smoky apricot sauce in this killer recipe.

Kansas City-Style Barbecue Ribs

These ribs start with a sweet and spicy rub and are finished with a thick sauce which produces that sticky layer that defines Kansas City-style ribs. Here are your finger-lickin' good plans for Memorial Day weekend. Oh, and don't forget to grab a beer.

Coffee-Rubbed Ribs

Not a coffee drinker myself, I wasn't sure how this would go over, but I ended up loving it—the way the coffee plays with the other spices, smoke, and meat. And the coffee-ness didn't dominate. Rather, the ground beans added an earthy quality to an already complex mix of flavors. The ribs eaten dry were fantastic, but even better with a coating of stout barbecue sauce.

Hoisin Barbecue Ribs

Ribs slow-smoked over cherry wood get a little Asian flair when finished with a hoisin barbecue sauce, creating a unique combination of sweet, salty, and smoky that's all around delicious.

Sticky BBQ pork ribs

I know not everyone has a smoker in their backyard, so here’s how I make American-style BBQ pork ribs with a regular household oven. I’ve also whipped some cornbread, cabbage slaw and homemade BBQ sauce (because it wouldn’t be BBQ without them).