Best Beer for Ribs Recipe: Beer-Braised Pork Ribs

Ingredients

• About 5 lb (2.3 kg) pork ribs
• Smoking wood chips dry and wet (wet = soaked in water for 1 hour)
• 750 ml Maudite beer (or another strong dark beer)
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) paprika
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) dry mustard
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) brown sugar
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) ground coriander
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) garlic powder
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) chili powder
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) dried thyme
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) cumin
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) dried oregano
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) salt
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) ground pepper
• 1 medium red onion, roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
• 1 cup (250 ml) ketchup
• ⅓ cup (80 ml) water
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce
• 1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, seeded and roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) paprika
• ½ cup (125 ml) honey
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) molasses
• 300 ml Maudite beer (or another strong dark beer)
• Salt and ground pepper