AmazingRibs.com is supported by our Pitmaster Club. Also, when you buy with links on our site we may earn a finder’s fee.
Click to see how we test and review products.
The Only National BBQ Ribs Day Recipes You’ll Ever Need (14 Recipes, 4 Articles)
Published On: 6/27/2019 Last Modified: 6/22/2024
The fourth of July is the birthday of America, the day our Founding Fathers declared independence from Britain. It’s the day that American freedom was born, and every year, we celebrate that hard-earned freedom with fireworks, concerts, carnivals, family reunions, and not least of all, barbecue. On this day, millions of Americans fire up their grills, gather round, and cook all manner of hamburgers, hot dogs, steaks, corn on the cob, and best of all, ribs.
Yes, today is not only Independence Day. It’s National Barbecued Ribs Day! And we’ve got everything you need to celebrate in style. Our award-winning ribs recipe is only the tip of the rib bone: we’ve also got the inside line on how to tell when your ribs are properly cooked, a guide to our favorite rib racks, and step-by-step techniques like how to remove that pesky membrane from your rack of ribs–and an explanation of why you definitely want to remove it.
Happy Ribs Day, America!
Hungry for more ribs recipes, tips, and techniques? Click here to download our ebook “Amazing Ribs Made Easy” $3.99 on Amazon (free Kindle app runs on all computers and devices). Or, get this book and others FREE as a member of the AmazingRibs.com Pitmaster Club. Click here to join.
How to Remove the Membrane from Ribs: Skin & Trim ‘Em
Removing the paper-thin membrane from the bone side of ribs prior to smoking ensures that the ribs come out as tender as possible without guests having to gnaw through the membrane's tough texture. This how-to guide features step by step photos for trimming a slab of ribs and removing the membrane.
Are My Ribs Ready Yet?
There are several techniques to tell when your ribs are ready: bend, twist, peek-a-boo, taste, toothpick, popup, and thermometer test. Since ribs come in so many different weights and thicknesses, knowing when they are done is an inexact science but here are some guidelines and techniques that will help make it easier.
An Epic Smoked Ribs Recipe (Baby Back or St. Louis Spare Ribs)
Mastering smoked BBQ ribs -- whether they are St. Louis style ribs, spare ribs, or baby back ribs -- with our comprehensive tutorial and recipe will make you a backyard all star.
Smoked Pork Rib Tips Are The Best Treats, No Tricks
This simple smoked pork rib tips recipe makes the perfect snack, appetizer, or main course. The rib tip (a.k.a. brisket, costal cartilage, or break) is the triangular, cartilage-dotted slab of meat attached to the lower end of the sparerib. Seasoned with BBQ rub then slow smoked on the grill, these bites are a surefire hit.
Need BBQ Ribs Fast? Check Out This Quick & Easy Rendezvous Ribs Recipe
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous is a Memphis BBQ staple and now you can create their signature dry rubbed ribs at home. In this quick and easy rendezvous ribs recipe, baby back ribs are cooked hot and fast over charcoal, basted constantly with a vinegary mop sauce, and then covered in their seasoning. In true Memphis fashion, there is no sauce on these dry rub ribs.
The Science of Beef Ribs
There's a lot to learn about beef rib cuts: there are back ribs, ribeyes, short ribs, English cut, flanken cut, riblets, boneless short ribs.
The Ultimate Texas-Style Smoked BBQ Beef Ribs Recipe
Here's the only smoked beef rib recipe you'll ever need! The key to successfully replicating this Texas BBQ classic is cooking them low and slow over live fire with just the perfect touch of smoke.
You’ve Never Experienced Beef Back Ribs As Delicious As This
As succulent as brisket but with a ready-to-carry bone, this slow smoked beef rib recipe rivals those served at the top BBQ joints in Texas. Unlike the traditional salt and pepper rub, the beef ribs are seasoned with coffee, cocoa, and chile for a bold burst of flavor that perfectly compliments their smoky beef flavor.
This Maple Glazed BBQ Ribs Recipe Will Make You The Boss Of Your Block
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. We'd be shocked if these aren't the best ribs you've ever tasted.
These Soy Ginger Glazed BBQ Ribs Will Knock Your Socks Off
BBQ ribs get an Asian inspired makeover in this recipe for soy ginger glazed spare ribs. The flavor base for these Asian style smoked ribs comes from a dry rub of paprika mixed with five spice powder. The ribs are smoked low and slow until moist and tender then glazed with a sticky sweet soy and ginger BBQ sauce.
Candied BBQ Ribs Are Just Too Good To Pass Up
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.
Rib Sandwich Recipe: Kicks McRib In The Ribs
Why wait for the McRib to return when you've got an amazing rib sandwich recipe? Learn more about the fabled McRib sandwich while creating one that takes it over the top. Ribs are smoked to perfection before the meat joins homemade pickles, caramelized onions, and custom BBQ sauce on a buttery brioche bun.this item is for members only
Hoisinful Nine Dragon Chinese Ribs Recipe
Experience the best Asian-style ribs you have ever had with this recipe for Hoisinful Nine Dragon Chinese Ribs. Based on an amazing dish at a now defunct Chicago Chinese restaurant, meaty baby back ribs are marinated in flavorful hoisin sauce before being finished on the grill for a sweet and smoky blast of flavor.
Chinese Five Spice Ribs Have Incredible Flavor
Perfectly flavored and smoked until tender, these Chinese five spice riblets are a sure fire hit for dinner or a mouthwatering party appetizer. In the recipe, the ribs are marinated and grilled but they can also be cooked in the deep fryer for extra crunch.
Perfect Smoked Ribs Every Time With Sous-Vide-Que
Create succulent ribs on the smoker or grill by marrying water and fire in this recipe for sous-vide-que St. Louis spare ribs. By starting them in a low and slow sous vide water bath, the ribs are rendered moist and tender before finishing them on the grill for that smoky flavor we all love in tradition BBQ ribs. Check out the recipe!
Smoked Dry Rubbed Lamb Ribs Will Become Your New Obsession
With this simple flavorful recipe, feast on succulent lamb ribs that are seasoned with a dry rub and slow smoked until tender. These grilled lamb ribs are served without any sauce to highlight the balance of the slightly gamey meat and the herb scented dry rub. A squeeze of lemon never hurts though.
Competition Ribs Recipe and Award Winning Tricks
Perfect your competition ribs with these simple tips and a competition rib recipe. Trimmed ribs are seasoned with a flavorful BBQ dry rub before being smoked for several hours. Wrapping the ribs with butter and other ingredients ensure that they are moist, tender, and packed full of flavor for the competition judges.Related articles
- A July 4th Menu That’ll Have ‘Em Seeing Fireworks (20 Recipes, 1 Article)
- Seasonal Topics (10 Pages)
- Amazing Ribs Defined: Kissed By Smoke, Hugged By Sauce, Licked By Fire
- How to Remove the Membrane from Ribs: Skin & Trim ‘Em
- Are My Ribs Ready Yet?
- An Epic Smoked Ribs Recipe (Baby Back or St. Louis Spare Ribs)
- Smoked Pork Rib Tips Are The Best Treats, No Tricks
- Need BBQ Ribs Fast? Check Out This Quick & Easy Rendezvous Ribs Recipe
- The Science of Beef Ribs
- The Ultimate Texas-Style Smoked BBQ Beef Ribs Recipe
- You’ve Never Experienced Beef Back Ribs As Delicious As This
- This Maple Glazed BBQ Ribs Recipe Will Make You The Boss Of Your Block
- These Soy Ginger Glazed BBQ Ribs Will Knock Your Socks Off
- Candied BBQ Ribs Are Just Too Good To Pass Up
- Rib Sandwich Recipe: Kicks McRib In The Ribs
- Hoisinful Nine Dragon Chinese Ribs Recipe
- Chinese Five Spice Ribs Have Incredible Flavor
- Perfect Smoked Ribs Every Time With Sous-Vide-Que
- Smoked Dry Rubbed Lamb Ribs Will Become Your New Obsession
- Competition Ribs Recipe and Award Winning Tricks
Up Your BBQ IQ By Joining The Pitmaster Club
Sign up for a free trial of the AmazingRibs.com Pitmaster Club and experience everything that the world’s largest membership-based BBQ and grilling community has to offer!
High quality websites are expensive to run. If you help us, we’ll pay you back bigtime with an ad-free experience and a lot of freebies!
Millions come to AmazingRibs.com every month for high quality tested recipes, tips on technique, science, mythbusting, product reviews, and inspiration. But it is expensive to run a website with more than 2,000 pages and we don’t have a big corporate partner to subsidize us.
Our most important source of sustenance is people who join our Pitmaster Club. But please don’t think of it as a donation. Members get MANY great benefits. We block all third-party ads, we give members free ebooks, magazines, interviews, webinars, more recipes, a monthly sweepstakes with prizes worth up to $2,000, discounts on products, and best of all a community of like-minded cooks free of flame wars. Click below to see all the benefits, take a free 30 day trial, and help keep this site alive.
Post comments and questions below
1) Please try the search box at the top of every page before you ask for help.
2) Try to post your question to the appropriate page.
3) Tell us everything we need to know to help such as the type of cooker and thermometer. Dial thermometers are often off by as much as 50°F so if you are not using a good digital thermometer we probably can’t help you with time and temp questions. Please read this article about thermometers.
4) If you are a member of the Pitmaster Club, your comments login is probably different.
5) Posts with links in them may not appear immediately.
Moderators