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Tamar Haspel, James Beard Award Winning Columnist

Tamar Haspel.

Author of various science articles for AmazingRibs.com, Tamar Haspel also writes the James Beard Award-winning Washington Post column Unearthed, which looks at how our diet affects us and our planet. She’s also written for Discover, Vox, Slate, Fortune, Eater, and Edible Cape Cod.

Japanese Yakitori Ribs Will Make Your Mouth Happy

yakitori ribs

Ribs are not traditional in Japanese yakitori restaurants where the food is served on skewers, but the sweet salty sauce makes fantastic yakitori ribs. I first discovered yakitori years ago when my wife gave a scientific paper at a conference in Japan. I tasted the combo of grilled meat and flavored soy sauce at a […]

Mouthwatering Country Style Ribs Recipe

A plate of pork chops with mustard sauce

Despite what the name implies, country-style ribs are actually pork chops that are cut from the front end of the baby backs near the shoulder. Ensure moist and flavorful country ribs every time with this recipe that calls for dry brining before smoking and searing on the grill for a deep smoky flavor before saucing.

This Maple Glazed BBQ Ribs Recipe Will Make You The Boss Of Your Block

Sliced maple glazed ribs

Impress guests at your next BBQ and grilling cookout for this sweet and savory rib recipe starring a glaze of real maple syrup. The result is extremely tender, juicy, meat with a beautiful mirror like sheen from the glaze. More than one cook has written to tell us that the recipe results in the best ribs ever tasted.

Blasphemy Ribs Are Controversial But Taste Amazing

A pork rib in cross section

A whole rack of smoked pork ribs only has the bark and glaze on two sides. If you slice the rack into single rib portions, you get maximum flavorful bark and glaze in every bite. With this ribs recipe, you also get a pronounced smoke ring and they take less time to cook! Traditional? No. Delicious? Absolutely!

Bacon Wrapped Spare Ribs Recipe

Individual ribs, wrapped in bacon, shine on the grill

Just when you thought spare ribs couldn’t get any better! The secret to this bacon wrapped ribs recipe is wrapping each rib in bacon. Rub, smoke, and glaze, and they’re done! This simple but ridiculously awesome combo is easy to pull off and is certain to wow your guests.

Pastrami Rub Recipe

pastrami rub raw

Pastrami depends heavily on the spice blend applied to the cured corned beef. But the distinctive combination of coriander, black pepper, and other spices works wonders on goose or duck breast, on pork belly, on beef short ribs to name a few options. After much research and trial and error, here’s my approximation of Katz’s pastrami rub.

Candied BBQ Ribs Are Just Too Good To Pass Up

Sugar being melted on top of ribs with a torch

Crunchy bruleed sugar adds an unexpected twist to traditional low and slow smoked spare ribs in this recipe for sweet and savory candied BBQ ribs. The ribs are smoked low and slow until mouthwateringly moist and tender before sprinkling the ribs with sugar then torch them until the sugar melts and browns for a crust.