Coffee-Molasses St. Louis-Style Ribs

Makes: 8 servings
Yield: servings
Prep: 10 mins
Marinate: overnight
Grill: over indirect heat 2 hours, then over direct heat 6 minutes
Cook: 2 mins

Ingredients
1 cup very strong brewed black coffee
1 cup sweet onion, chopped
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons Frank's hot sauce
2 racks St. Louis/style ribs (about 5 lbs total)

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine coffee, onion, molasses, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce and hot sauce.
Place ribs in a large baking dish and pour marinade over the top. Evenly coat ribs with marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Set a gas or charcoal grill for indirect heat. Wrap ribs tightly in a single layer in heavy-duty aluminum foil. Grill ribs in foil over indirect heat for 2 hours, turning after 1 hour.
Remove ribs to a cutting board and cut into 3 portions. Set grill to high. Brush ribs with marinade and grill about 3 minutes per side. Place marinade in a saucepan, bring to a rolling boil and cook 3 minutes. Cool.
Serve ribs with cooled marinade as a dipping sauce.

Nutrition Information for Coffee-Molasses St. Louis-Style Ribs
PER SERVING: 460 cal., 29 g total fat (10 g sat. fat), 123 mg chol., 670 mg sodium, 14 g carb. 35 g pro.

From the Family Circle website