Virginia Willis’s Coca-Cola-Glazed Baby Back Ribs
By kmorganmoss • Aug 14th, 2008 • Category: Chicken & Meat •
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This settles the dispute between what is the number #1 soft drink in the world. Coke rules, or more like it Virginia Willis rules for yet again, another mouth watering recipe from her new cookbook Bon Appetit, Y’All: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking
Even the husband gave me the rare and coveted “delicious” honors after his first bite of these Coca Cola Baby Back Ribs. This is from a man who has drawn a line on the frig shelf that separates his Pepsi stash and my Coca Cola. I am not a soda drinker, but if I am going to have one-let it be a coke.
A short post for y’all today as I am off to another series of 12 hour work days. But not one to let you or myself go hungry, I thought I would leave you with something good to eat.
My second confession of the week- this soon to be Southern Lady totally forgot her manners. Yes, I had this absolutely mouth watering glaze on my face from ear to ear as I ate my ribs clean. This was an easy task as the juicy glazed pork meat fell off the bones, licked my fingers as well-this is a first. I couldn’t help myself and besides nobody was looking.
When making these do not be bashful about slathering on this dreamy syrupy glaze as the ribs bake. The only change I made was that I could not, despite my search find scotch bonnet chiles so I had to use jalapenos. The former are more fiery than the jalapenos, you decide.
Virginia also said to broil the ribs 5-7 minutes on each side; mine only could stand 2 minutes each side when on the second shelf of the oven. I suggest that you keep an eye on them as everyone’s oven broils differently, don’t want a good thing to get ruined. Also, be careful the glaze it hot and sticky which burns if you get it on you, which I did. The kitchen wounds were every bit worth it.
Coca-Cola-Glazed Baby Back Ribs
Virginia Willis,Bon Appetit, Y’All: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern Cooking
1 cup Coca-Cola Classic
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups frimly packed light brown sugar
2 Scotch bonnet chilies, chopped
2 racks baby back ribs (3 lbs total)
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
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To make the glaze, in a small saucepan, bring the Coca-Cola, vinegar, brown sugar, and chiles to a boil over high heat; reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until syrupy, about 10 minutes.
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Decrease the heat to low and keep teh sauce warm while the ribs cook.
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
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Liberally season both sides of the ribs with salt and pepper.
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Place the ribs on a broiler pan and bake for 30 minutes, glazing the ribs ocassionally with the Coca-Cola mixture. ( I basted every 15 minutes)
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Turn the ribs over and continue to cook for an additional 30 minutes, glazing occasionally, or until the ribs are tender and the meat is starting to pull away from the bone.
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When the ribs are cooked through, set the oven to broil (watch carefully at this step). Liberally spoon half of the remaining flaze over the ribs and broil until glazed a deep mahogany brown, 2-7 minutes.
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Turn over; repeat witht the remaining glaze, and additional 2-7 minutes.
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Serve immediately with lots of napkins.
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They look soooo luscious, talk about food porn! However now I am craving coca cola glazed baby back ribs and it’s 11.32pm at night lol
They are so beautiful. And yes coke is like the wonder ingredient. I always do my ham in rum and coke and it comes out perfect. Nicely done and beautiful photos.
god, my husband would finally eat ribs if i did this. i swear he bathes in coca-cola.
So that’s what Coca-Cola is good for!
*wipes drool from keyboard*
It’s almost lunchtime… and now I’m craving barbecue. *sigh*
Super Yum-o and looks even better. I may be making that this weekend. Thanks for making and posting this.
That’s it - I’m going to have to pick up a copy of this Bon Appetit, Y’all once and for all! Another fantastic-looking dish! I wouldn’t blame you one bit for licking your fingers
They look incredibly scrumptious! I’ve never cooked with Coca Cola… That’s something I’ll have to try onr day or another.
Cheers,
Rosa
I would love to beable to make food that looks this good! You make me want to make everything you posts!
Those look amazing. Maybe I can fool Ben into thinking they’re beef instead of pork! How could you pass those up?
Hi Kim - these look really wonderful! And I love it that the recipe doesn’t have 43 ingredients. 12 hour days - bleh. Will catch up with you soon!
ohhhh yum!! definitely will have to try ribs this way!!!
Those ribs looks perfect! I need to make some again soon.
Ok YUM - That pretty much sums it up!!!
Those ribs look good!
Seriously beautiful. I was just thinking I wanted to make some good ribs. I think I’ve come to the right place. I love all your beautiful pictures!
holy babybacks! fantastic recipe…
*jumping for joy* I have a new ribs recipe to try! These look just delectable.
Lovely Ribs, although the scotch bonnets would do me in I’m afraid.
Ever try brining them (the ribs) over night covered in a mixture of water, apple cider vinegar, kosher salt, and peppercorns?
Gorgeous. I once made a coca cola glazed ham - oh the sweet glaze!
I have had a coca-cola glazed ham before, and it was delicious, so I bet it is superb on ribs!!
I too have done that glaze on ham before.
But, wow those look sooooooo good. I think I have to make some ribs this weekend!
I can’t believe that I can say I have used Coke in my cooking before but I have. When I lived in south Georgia, we used to bake the ham in foil and drench it with coke. Talk about the meat falling right off the bones! But it ever looked as good as those ribs! Those look delicious, and the photography is great! I want ribs!
I am cooking these literally as we speak. The glaze is a bit runnier than I had anticipated but I’m on the first thirty minutes in the oven and they are looking splendid! I’m excited for the broiling. I’ll let you know how they come out, hopefully they will look as good as yours do.
They were indeed delicious!!
these pictures are killing me and it’s only 8 in the morning…
we are so going to try these..thank you!!
The ribs absolutely look to die for. I’ve made brisket with coke before and it’s entirely fabulous in giving you the most tender finished product ever.
WOW! These look so incredible. I think I could eat the whole batch in one sitting.
wow - is right
triple wow…
there is absolutley nothing about those ribs that i did not like. they look perfect. wonderful. delicious and amazing. wow…
the pig is such a fantastic animal…
nicely done!
Wow…these are gorgeous!! That is sunday dinner next weekend for sure!! I’d have to skip the broiler part and use the grill since mine is more like a blow torch than a broiler!! Looks fantastic Kim!
Delicious! I smoked these ribs last night and finished them off with the glaze. I was afraid it would be too sweet but I think I might add some vanilla powder, maybe even a little dark rum next time. These were yummy as heck and I will be making them again for company next weekend. Slam dunk recipe! Thanks so much!
Hi,
Over Labor Day weekend I printed this recipe off your blog and made them for dinner. I had been intending to come back and mention how good they were and to thank you for posting the recipe and incredible pictures that convinced me to give these a try but I had forgotten. Well, this past weekend one of the Twins mentioned (your)the ribs and asked that I make them again. After that I remembered that I hadn’t come back to let you know that they were a HUGE hit at my house.
~ingrid