Juicy Grilled Baby Back Ribs

Baby back ribs close up on a cutting board

Our BBQ Baby Back Ribs on the Grill will change your grilling game forever! This is the juiciest, most delicious pork rib recipe, that’s fall-off-the-bone tender with barbecue sauce and a homemade dry rub.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword baby back ribs on grill, grilled baby back ribs, grilling baby back ribs, How to grill baby back ribs

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 25

Servings

Calories 652kcal

Author Isabel Laessig

Equipment

Grill
Tongs
Knife

Ingredients

For grilled baby back ribs

2 pounds Smithfield Baby Back Ribs
¼ cup Rib Dry Rub your choice, or our dry rub
1 cup Barbecue Sauce
1 tablespoon garlic powder

Instructions

On a large rimmed baking sheet, rub each rack of ribs all over with the rib dry rub and refrigerate overnight. Make sure to cover the entire racks well and pat down the rub. It's called a rub for a reason.... rub rub rub and pat pat pat on both sides, you want a really nice coating!
Bring the ribs to room temperature when ready to cook. Clean the grill grates. You want nice clean grill grates for these baby back ribs. Light gas grill to medium, approximately 300°F.
When grill is warm, place the ribs on the grill grates and close the lid. I like to check on these ribs every 20 minutes or so. I move them around a bit if I feel they are cooking unevenly. Grill for approximately 1 hour.
Mix the BBQ sauce and garlic powder. At the 1 hours mark, brush the ribs with the BBQ Sauce using a basting brush. Give them a good coating.
Turn the heat to low and shut the grill for approximately 15 minutes. Only baste with BBQ sauce in the last 15 to 20 minutes of grilling or the sugars will burn.
Remove from grill and transfer to a large cutting board. Let the ribs rest for 10 minutes. Using a sharp knife, cut each rib in between each bone. Serve with additional BBQ sauce on the side.

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Notes

I have made this recipe thousands of times and have never removed the membrane from the ribs. You simply do not need to do this when grilling BBQ baby back ribs.
Rub both sides of the ribs very well with the rib dry rub. It's called a rub for a reason - so rub rub rub and pat pat pat it down!
You're going to be cooking baby back ribs on the gas grill for an hour on low, so make sure you have propane in your tank.
Only baste with BBQ sauce in the last 15 to 20 minutes of grilling, or the sugar in the sauce will burn.
Let your grilled baby back ribs rest for at least 15 minutes before cutting them. If you skip this step, the ribs will lose their juiciness and become dry.

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