Baby Back Ribs With Orange-chipotle Glaze

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -6 slabs baby back ribs, about 10 - 12 ribs per slab
• chinese five spice powder
• kosher salt
• coarse black pepper
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 cups cider vinegar
• 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo, pureed in the blender or 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo, finely chopped
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 8 cups sugar

Recipe

• 1 directions for ribs:
• 2 preheat your gas grill or charcoal to medium high heat.
• 3 season the ribs liberally on both sides with spices. place the ribs on the grill and cook for about 5 minutes per side. remove the ribs from the grill and allow to cool. (or, if you prefer, you can broil in a conventional oven for 5 minutes per side.)
• 4 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 5 wrap the ribs in plastic wrap, then in foil, place on a baking sheet, and bake at 350 degrees for 1½ hours. remove the ribs from the oven and allow to cool while still wrapped.
• 6 prior to serving, spoon the orange-chipotle glaze (see recipe below) over the ribs, liberally coating both sides. serve one slab of ribs per person, and pass the orange-chipotle glaze at the table.
• 7 directions for glaze:
• 8 in a heavy 3-gallon non-reactive stockpot, reduce the orange juice to ¼ cup.
• 9 add the remaining ingredients and cook over medium-high heat until the sugar has melted and the sauce has reduced to 4 cups and coats the back of a spoon, about 20 - 30 minutes. (note: be sure to use a large pot as specified and also watch carefully while reducing the glaze - it has a tendency to over boil!).