Friday Night BBQ - Dr. Pepper Ribs

Friends of ours, Rob and Holly have started their own Sauce Company - "Sweet Life Sauce Company".  They just launched their website and have some great recipes.  http://www.sweetlifesaucecompany.com/index.html
I have been wanting to try their Dr. Pepper Ribs recipe, so when Antonio begged me to make them Friday night, I figured it was time to try.  I had lots of food - ribs, homeade Mac and Cheese, a fruit salad, and some corn on the cob - a real down home meal!  I couldn't eat all this stuff myself, so I invited a couple neighbors and their families to come over.












BBQ PERFECTION
The ribs turned out perfect!    The recipe is on their website, but here is a summary of what I did:
1.  Buy 3 racks of ribs at BJ's Wholesale - it's good quality at a good price.
2.  Cut ribs into racks of 5
3.  Pour 1 liter of Dr. Pepper into a boiling pot - add ribs - then add enough water to completely cover ribs.
4.  Boil for 35 minutes
5.  Remove from pot and immediately place into a cooler or other sealed container - allow ribs to steam themselves for 45 minutes - 1 hour
6.  Fire up the grill - low heat setting - you are looking for 325 - 350 at the top of the grill. 
7.  Prepare the ribs with a "Rub" or other seasoning of your choice - I made a homeade "Smokehouse Rub as follows:

• 1 cup sugar, 1 cub brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon of cayeen pepper

8.  Place ribs on top rack or on the coolest part of your grill - cook for 35 minutes - rotating at least 2 times.  8 minutes before they are ready to come off the grill, baste the ribs with your BBQ Sauce of choice.  I would recommend "Spice of Life's - Sweet Life" sauce. 

The end result will be a traditional brown sugar flavored smokehouse style meal!