Watermelon BBQ Ribs
August produce meets BBQ season — you can make these so many different ways! Smoked, grilled, slow cooked, or baked.
Watermelon BBQ Ribs
Watermelon infused ribs not only in the marinade, but the BBQ sauce as well!
Ingredients
For the marinade:
- 2-3 cups watermelon juice
- juice of 1 lime
For the dry rub:
- rack of pork or beef ribs (plan on at least 3 ribs / person)
- ¾ cups brown sugar
- 3 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
For the watermelon BBQ sauce:
- 2 cups watermelon juice
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
Instructions
- Marinade ribs in watermelon & lime@juice for at least 1 hr before cooking
- After they have marinated, massage the dry rub all sides of the ribs; arrange on a foil lined large baking dish and tightly cover with another layer of foil
- Bake at 300F for 3-4 hrs, until internal temp has reached 205F
- While ribs are baking, prepare BBQ sauce by combining watermelon juice & brown sugar over medium heat in a large saucepan, let simmer for a few mins before adding all other ingredients, let come to a boil for 1 min and reduce to a gentle simmer for about 15 mins
- Let cool & adjust ingredients to taste, you may want more of a zip of vinegar or sweeten w sugar
- Brush onto ribs before serving
