Grilled Pork Ribs with Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

Name: Grilled Pork Ribs with Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 lb pork loin back ribs (cut into 4 sections); 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 4 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves; 2 cups ketchup; 1 cup Progresso™ beef-flavored broth; 6 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, finely chopped (from 7-oz can); 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup white vinegar; 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from chipotle chiles can; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

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Prep 30 min
Total 2 hr 30 min
Ingredients 10
Servings 8

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Ingredients

Ribs

4 lb pork loin back ribs (cut into 4 sections)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves

Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

2 cups ketchup
1 cup Progresso™ beef-flavored broth
6 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, finely chopped (from 7-oz can)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon adobo sauce from chipotle chiles can
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Directions

1

Heat gas or charcoal grill for indirect cooking as directed by manufacturer.
2

Brush meaty sides of pork ribs with oil; sprinkle with thyme. Place pork, meaty sides up, on unheated side of two-burner gas grill or over drip pan on charcoal grill. (If using one-burner gas grill, cook over low heat.) Cover grill; cook over medium heat 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours or until no longer pink when cut near bone and pork is tender.
3

Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, mix Chipotle Barbecue Sauce ingredients; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Brush sauce over pork 2 or 3 times during last 15 minutes of grilling.
4

Heat any remaining sauce to boiling; boil and stir 1 minute. Cut pork into serving pieces; serve with remaining sauce.

Nutrition Information

580 Calories, 35g Total Fat, 33g Protein, 31g Total Carbohydrate, 28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 580

Calories from Fat: 320

Total Fat: 35g; 54%

Saturated Fat: 12g; 62%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 130mg; 44%

Sodium: 990mg; 41%

Potassium: 610mg; 17%

Total Carbohydrate: 31g; 10%

Dietary Fiber: 1g; 4%

Sugars: 28g

Protein: 33g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%; 15%

Vitamin C: 8%; 8%

Calcium: 8%; 8%

Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;