Description:

Tastes just like Hard Rock Cafe's

Serves/Makes:4 to 6

Ingredients

• Watermelon rind from about 1/2 of a small watermelon
• 1 cup (225 ml) dark corn syrup
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) ketchup
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) distilled vinegar
• 3/4 tsp (4 ml) crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) liquid smoke
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) black pepper
• 4 pounds baby back ribs

Preparation

• Cut off the green skin and about half an inch of the hard white part, keeping the part of the watermelon that is lighter red to white.
• Stay away from the harder, white rind just inside the green skin.
• Put the rind into a food processor and puree for about only 10 seconds. Strain the liquid from the pulp and use one cup of pulp, measured after straining.
• Combine the pulp with remaining ingredients in a medium size saucepan over high heat.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 1 hour or until it is as thick as you like.
• Cut racks of ribs into plate size portions, 6 to 7 bones per rack.
• Brush ribs with the sauce and wrap each rack individually in aluminum foil. Save some sauce for later.
• Let ribs marinate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees (150 C.) F.
• Set the ribs with the seam of the foil facing up, into the oven.
• Bake for 2 to 21/2 hours or until tender.
• Remove ribs from foil, baste with sauce and grill over hot BBQ for 2 to 4 minutes per side, or until you see several spots of charred sauce.
• Serve with remaining sauce on the side.

Comments

People swear this tastes the same as The Hard Rock Cafe's. I made it, but have never had Hard Rock Cafe Famous Baby Rock Watermelon Ribs, so I can't personally say they taste just like it. Hope it is what you are looking for.