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Grilled Honey Orange Ribs

Grilled Orange Honey Ribs can be made in a smoker or on the grill. They have a delicious homemade rub and are topped off with a thick glaze!

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BEST DARN BACKYARD BBQ RECIPES

Recently, a regional recipe contest was happening and it all had to do with an American summer tradition – a good ole BBQ! BUSH’S® Beans conducted a consumer survey earlier in the year about grilling habits. Then, inspired by that survey, they decided to host a fun recipe contest featuring the four main BBQ regions of the U.S. (Midwest, Northeast, South and West.)

closeup photo of fully cooked pork ribs on a gas grill.

GET OUT YOUR GRILLS

There were some really great recipes that came out of this contest that I am so excited to feature! The contestants had to come up with an original recipe inspired by their region and it had to be cooked on a grill and should pair well with one of BUSH’S® Baked Beans and/or Grillin’ Beans. I picked one winning recipe from each region to showcase. All I am gonna say is I am so glad I was not a judge for this contest because every single recipe I have made has had amazing flavor.

sliced pork ribs and baked beans on a round white plate.

ORANGE HONEY PORK RIBS

This is the fourth and final recipe I am sharing from the contest. It is called Orange Honey Ribs and it is from Mike C. of Kansas and it was a winning recipe for the Midwest Region. Mike serves these ribs with BUSH’S® Bold & Spicy Baked Beans. The BUSH’S Bold & Spicy Baked Beans as well as the new BUSH’S® Sriracha Beans (which are only around for a limited time!) are a really nice compliment to the sweet ribs. Mike’s original recipe called for smoking the ribs. I don’t have a smoker so I had to adapt this recipe for my grill. It still turned out awesome and I thought Mike came up with a fantastic rub to use on these ribs and his special sauce is brilliant. Great job Mike!

fully cooked grilled honey orange ribs shown on a gas grill.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTM OF THE POST)

  • St. Louis Ribs
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper
  • sugar
  • coriander
  • cumin
  • dried parsley
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • chili powder
  • orange marmalade
  • honey
st louis ribs, onion powder, coriander, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, honey, orange marmalade.

Serve with: BUSH’S® Sriracha or BUSH’S® Bold & Spicy Baked Beans

HOW TO MAKE GRILLED ORANGE HONEY RIBS:

Place ribs into a large aluminum tray. Prepare the ribs by removing the extra “silver skin” off the back of the ribs.

a hand shown pulling off the silver skin off the back of the rack of pork ribs.

In a bowl, combine all the rub ingredients together.

rub ingredients shown in a small white bowl.

Season ribs liberally and rub it into the rib meat.

seasoned pork ribs shown in a disposable aluminum pan.

Cover rib tray with foil.

aluminum foil covered aluminum pan.

Heat grill to 300 degrees F. Keep an eye on the grill temperature. Try to keep it at a consistent 300  degrees F during the entire cooking time. Cook ribs for about 2 hours.

covered grilled pan shown on a gas grill.

In a small pot, combine sauce ingredients.

honey and orange marmalade shown in a small pot with a whisk.

Remove the ribs from the aluminum tray and place directly on the grill (you may want to rub your grill grates with some oil first or use the grill-safe nonstick spray.) Apply sauce liberally to the ribs.

pastry brush rubbing on orange marmalade on rack of ribs on the gas grill.

Place lid back down on the grill and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Carefully flip the ribs over and add another coating of sauce. Cook for 5 more minutes. Continue this a couple more times to get a thick coating of sticky sauce on the ribs.

fully cooked pork ribs on a gas grill.

Remove ribs from the grill and serve with  BUSH’S® Sriracha Beans or BUSH’S® Bold & Spicy Baked Beans.

fully cooked rib slices on a plate served with baked beans.

Mike C.’s original directions for the smoker:
Mix rub together and season ribs liberally after pulling skin off the back of the ribs. Throw ribs on a smoker at 300 degrees F for one hour. After the first hour, wrap ribs in foil and put back on the smoker for another hour. While the ribs are cooking in the foil, in a small sauce pan, heat marmalade and honey to incorporate. At the end of the second hour, open ribs up and dress the ribs with marmalade and honey mixture. Leave the ribs exposed so the heat can caramelize the honey and marmalade to the ribs. At the end of the third hour, take your ribs off the grill and remove from foil. Slice and serve with BUSH’S Bold & Spicy Baked Beans to have a nice counter to the sweet ribs!

Grilled Orange Honey Ribs recipe from The Country Cook

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Grilled Orange Honey Ribs recipe from The Country Cook

Grilled Orange Honey Ribs

Grilled Orange Honey Ribs can be made in a smoker or on the grill. They have a delicious homemade rub and are topped off with a thick glaze!
5 from 5 votes
Print Pin Rate
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

For the meat:

  • 1 rack St. Louis Ribs

For the rub:

  • ¼ cup kosher salt
  • ¼ cup black pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon crushed coriander
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder

For the sauce:

  • ½ cup orange marmalade
  • ¼ cup honey

Instructions

  • Place ribs into a large aluminum tray. Prepare the ribs by removing the extra “silver skin” off the back of the ribs.
  • In a bowl, combine all the rub ingredients together.
  • Season ribs liberally and rub it into the rib meat.
  • Cover rib tray with foil.
  • Heat grill to 300f degrees. Keep an eye on the grill temperature. Try to keep it at a consistent 300f degrees during the entire cooking time. Cook ribs for about two hours.
  • In a small pot, combine sauce ingredients.
  • Remove the ribs from the aluminum tray and place directly on the grill (you may need to coat the grill grates with oil or grill-safe nonstick cooking spray to keep it from sticking.)
  • Apply sauce liberally to the ribs.
  • Place lid back down on the grill and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Carefully flip the ribs over and add another coating of sauce. Cook for 5 more minutes. Continue this a couple more times to get a thick coating of sticky sauce on the ribs.
  • Remove ribs from the grill and serve with BUSH’S Sriracha or Bold & Spicy Baked Beans.

Notes

Mike C.’s original directions for the smoker:
  • Mix rub together and season ribs liberally after pulling skin off the back of the ribs.
  • Throw ribs on a smoker at 300 degrees for one hour.
  • After the first hour, wrap ribs in foil and put back on the smoker for another hour.
  • While the ribs are cooking in the foil, in a small sauce pan, heat marmalade and honey to incorporate.
  • At the end of the second hour, open ribs up and dress the ribs with marmalade and honey mixture.
  • Leave the ribs exposed so the heat can caramelize the honey and marmalade to the ribs.
  • At the end of the 3rd hour, take your ribs off the grill and remove from foil. 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Calories: 833kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 66g | Fat: 40g | Sodium: 7318mg | Sugar: 47g

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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  1. 5 stars
    Made 2 racks of ribs so I doubled the rub. Used 1/2 cup kosher salt and the ribs were way too salty. Otherwise they would have been great. I would definitely cut the salt down to 1/8 cup each rack of ribs you make. Kosher salt is a very concentrated strong salt flavor so the recipe needs to be tweaked a little.