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3-2-1 Baby Back Ribs with Sticky Japanese BBQ Sauce

3-2-1 Baby Back Ribs with Sticky Japanese BBQ Sauce

5 from 2 votes
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Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Asian, BBQ, Japanese
Keyword: 321 ribs, Baby, Baby Back, Bachans, Back, Barbecue, Bbq, Grill, Japanese, method, Ribs, sauce, Short Ribs, Smoker
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 3 servings
Author: Chef Tony Zentgraf
Bachan's Original Sticky Ribs recipe can be found here.
Their recipe instructions cook the ribs in the oven with a different temperature and process. I chose to do on the smoker and use the 3-2-1 cooking method in this recipe process.
This recipe made with the baby back ribs will probably take less time in the 3-2-1 recipe because they are not as tough as the spareribs. I think instead of 2 hours they were about 1 3/4 hours and about 30-45 minutes instead of the last hour.
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Recipe Multiplier

  • 1 ea Rack Baby Back Ribs
  • ½ cup Bachan's Original Barbecue Sauce
  • ¼ cup Brown Sugar
  • 4 ea Garlic Cloves minced
  • Sesame Seeds for garnish

Instructions

Making the Marinade and Marinating the Baby Back Ribs

  • Mince the garlic.
  • In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the sesame seeds.
  • Mix together until the brown sugar has dissolved.
  • Marinate the ribs for 3 hours to 24 hours.

Smoking the Ribs using the 3-2-1 Method

  • Heat your smoker to 225° using Apple or Hickory for wood or pellets
  • Place the ribs on the grill grate in your smoker Smoke for 3 hours.
  • Reserve the marinade for later use.
  • After 3 hours remove the baby back ribs from the smoker. Wrap in foil and place back on the grill grate and cook for another 2 hours wrapped.
  • While the baby back ribs are cooking for 2 hours, reduce the Bachan's Original Sticky Rib Marinade until it becomes sticky and thick.
  • After 2 hours, remove the baby back ribs from the foil and place back on the grill grates.
  • Brush the baby back ribs with the reduced Bachan's Original Sticky Rib Marinade, it should glaze the ribs as you coat..
  • Smoke the ribs for an additional hour to allow glaze to set on the ribs.
  • After the final hour, remove the ribs from the smoker and cut into individual ribs. Enjoy these tender, fall off the bone ribs with some additional rib glaze.

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