Juneteenth Barbecue Rib Tips with Strawberry Hot Honey Glaze
17 ingredients · 17 steps · from Smokin' & Grillin' wit AB
Ingredients
- pork rib tips (trimmed from spare ribs)
- yellow mustard (binder)
- Sweet Heat rub
- smoked paprika
- black pepper
- apple juice
- water
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam/preserves
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sweet Heat rub (for glaze)
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika (for glaze)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons local honey
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- butter
Steps
- Trim pork rib tips from spare ribs into bite-size pieces, keeping some fat for juiciness.
- Apply yellow mustard as a binder on all sides.
- Season both sides with Sweet Heat rub, smoked paprika, and black pepper.
- Let rest 15-20 minutes for meat sweat.
- Preheat pellet grill to 250°F.
- Place rib tips on grill not touching each other.
- Smoke for about 1 to 1.5 hours, spritzing every 30 minutes with equal parts apple juice and water.
- While smoking, make the Strawberry Hot Honey BBQ Glaze: combine barbecue sauce, strawberry jam, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Sweet Heat rub, smoked paprika, and brown sugar in a saucepan.
- Heat on medium flame and whisk together.
- Add honey and apple cider vinegar, simmer 7-8 minutes on low.
- Turn off heat and stir in butter for shine.
- Transfer smoked rib tips to aluminum foil pans.
- Brush generously with strawberry BBQ glaze and pour some in the bottom.
- Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Return to grill and steam/braise for 1 to 1.5 hours until very tender.
- Uncover, brush with remaining glaze.
- Serve with barbecue baked beans and Southern potato salad.
Recipe extracted by Foodle from “Juneteenth BBQ Rib Tips with Strawberry Hot Honey Sauce” by Smokin' & Grillin' wit AB. Quantities follow the video and may be approximate — watch the original for technique.
